Avnat
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Avnat is a small Israeli settlement
in the West Bank
on the western shore of the Dead Sea
, about 7 km (4 mi) south of Kalya and 12 km (7 mi) north of Mitzpe Shalem
. It falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council
.
It was founded in mid-2004 where a Nahal
settlement previously existed. The religious high school "Yiftach" is located therein, and some of the residents work there.
Israeli settlement
An Israeli settlement is a Jewish civilian community built on land that was captured by Israel from Jordan, Egypt, and Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War and is considered occupied territory by the international community. Such settlements currently exist in the West Bank...
in the West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
on the western shore of the Dead Sea
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea , also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface. The Dead Sea is deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world...
, about 7 km (4 mi) south of Kalya and 12 km (7 mi) north of Mitzpe Shalem
Mitzpe Shalem
Mitzpe Shalem is an Israeli settlement and kibbutz located about 1 km from the western shores of the Dead Sea in the eastern West Bank. It is the southernmost community in the Megilot Regional Council and is located near Highway 90 about north of Ein Gedi and north of the Green Line.The...
. It falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council
Megilot Regional Council
Megilot Regional Council , also Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council, is a regional council in the Judean desert near the western shores of the Dead Sea. With only and 1,000 residents, it is Israel's smallest regional council. Its municipal offices are located in Vered Yeriho.-Etymology:The name...
.
It was founded in mid-2004 where a Nahal
Nahal
Nahal is an Israel Defense Forces infantry brigade. Historically, it refers to a program that combines military service and establishment of new agricultural settlements, often in outlying areas...
settlement previously existed. The religious high school "Yiftach" is located therein, and some of the residents work there.