Alonei HaBashan
Alonei HaBashan
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • official | Allone HaBashan |
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| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Golan |
| Region | Golan Heights |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 518 |
Alonei HaBashan (Template:Lang-he-n) is an Israeli settlement, moshav shitufi, located in the eastern Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 518.
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
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "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