Alonei HaBashan
Alonei HaBashan (Hebrew: אַלּוֹנֵי הַבָּשָׁן) is an Israeli settlement and moshav shitufi located in the eastern Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council, and is the easternmost locality within Israeli-controlled territory. In 2019 it had a population of 457.[1]
Alonei HaBashan
אַלּוֹנֵי הַבָּשָׁן | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • official | Allone HaBashan |
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  Alonei HaBashan | |
| Coordinates: 33°2′35.16″N 35°50′16.43″E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Golan |
| Region | Golan Heights |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Population (2019)[1] | 457 |
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
History
Alonei HaBashan was established in 1981. The name, literally "Oaks of Bashan", is taken from the Bible (Isaiah 2:13). "Bashan" is a Biblical name for the Golan Heights.
In November 2012, three mortars fired from Syrian-controlled territory landed near Alonei Bashan. Two exploded in open areas and one fell outside a house but did not explode.[3] In February 2013, a Syrian tank shell landed in the village. Sappers who dismantled it believe it may have been a stray round fired in the course of the Syrian Civil War.[4]
See also
References
- "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
- second time in a week, stray Syrian bullets hit IDF border post
- Golan Heights hit by stray bullets from Syria