Alonei HaBashan

Alonei HaBashan
אַלּוֹנֵי הַבָּשָׁן
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • official Allone HaBashan
Alonei HaBashan
Coordinates: 33°2′35.16″N 35°50′16.43″E / 33.0431000°N 35.8378972°E / 33.0431000; 35.8378972Coordinates: 33°2′35.16″N 35°50′16.43″E / 33.0431000°N 35.8378972°E / 33.0431000; 35.8378972
District Northern
Council Golan
Region Golan Heights
Founded 1981
Population (2014)[1] 359

Alonei HaBashan (Hebrew: אַלּוֹנֵי הַבָּשָׁן) is an Israeli settlement, moshav shitufi, located in the central Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council. In 2014 it had a population of 359.

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

  1. ↑ 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
  2. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
  3. ↑ second time in a week, stray Syrian bullets hit IDF border post
  4. ↑ Golan Heights hit by stray bullets from Syria
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