Neot Golan

Neot Golan
נְאוֹת גּוֹלָן
Hebrew transcription(s)
  standard Ne'ot Golan
Neot Golan
Coordinates: 32°47′14.63″N 35°41′36.6″E / 32.7873972°N 35.693500°E / 32.7873972; 35.693500Coordinates: 32°47′14.63″N 35°41′36.6″E / 32.7873972°N 35.693500°E / 32.7873972; 35.693500
District Northern
Council Golan
Region Golan Heights
Affiliation HaOved HaTzioni
Founded 1968
Population (2015)[1] 534
Name meaning Abodes of the Golan

Neot Golan (Hebrew: נְאוֹת גּוֹלָן) is an Israeli settlement and moshav, in the southern Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council, and had a population of 534 in 2015.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

History

The moshav was built in 1968, when Golan area was a part of the Israeli Military Governorate.

See also

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
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