Oshrat
Oshrat (Hebrew: אָשְׁרַת) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Western Galilee to the south-east of Nahariya and just north of Kafr Yasif, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 549.[1]
Oshrat אָשְׁרַת | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • official | Asherat |
  Oshrat | |
| Coordinates: 32°58′17.76″N 35°9′19.44″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| Council | Mateh Asher |
| Affiliation | HaMerkaz HaHakla'i |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Population (2018)[1] | 549 |
The village was established in 1983 as an expansion of Moshav Amka.
Etymology
Oshrat is a variation of the word Asher, the tribe on the lands of which the village stands. The founders used the word construction of Biblical names like Osnat, Tzafnat, etc.[2]
References
- "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 71. ISBN 965-448-413-7.
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