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 (2017)[1] 594
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 594 in 2017.[1]

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. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
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