Avshalom, Sinai

Avshalom (Hebrew: אבשלום‎) was an Israeli settlement in the Sinai Peninsula. Avshalom was founded in 1973, next to Sadot. It was named Merkaz Sadot (lit. Sadot Center) and later Yad On (lit. Hand of Strength). In 1979, it was renamed in honor of Avshalom Feinberg, a leader of the Nili espionage network who had died in Sinai during World War I. Avshalom was dismantled three years later as a result of the Camp David Accords. In 1990 a new communal settlement by the same name was founded in Israel.

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Former Israeli settlements in Sinai

Yamit region	Avshalom Dikla Holit Netiv HaAsara Sufa Talmei Yosef Yamit

Gulf of Shlomo	Dizahav (Dahab) Neviot (Nuweiiba) Ofira (Sharm El Sheikh)

Coordinates: 31°12′46.41″N 34°12′8.46″E / 31.2128917°N 34.2023500°E / 31.2128917; 34.2023500

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