Kela Alon

Kela Alon
Kela Alon
Coordinates: 33°7′55″N 35°41′11″E / 33.13194°N 35.68639°E / 33.13194; 35.68639Coordinates: 33°7′55″N 35°41′11″E / 33.13194°N 35.68639°E / 33.13194; 35.68639
Population (2013)
 • Total 189

Kela Alon (Hebrew: קלע אלון‎) is an Israeli settlement organized as a communal settlement, in the Golan Regional Council, Israel. Until its depopulation in 1967, the site was occupied by the Syrian village of Qanaabé (Kana'beh), which had about 480 inhabitants.[1] Kela Alon was founded in 1991. It had earlier been established in 1981 as Nahal settlement but the close distance to army regions as well as presence of landmines caused its abandonment at 1988. Initially called 'Bruchim' (Hebrew: ברוכים‎), the current name was adapted in 1997.[2][3] A new neighborhood was built in 2003, also known as Mazok Orvim (Hebrew: מצוק עורבים). Today, 75 families live Mazok Orvim. Most of them work in tourism.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[4]

The first settlers there were immigrants from the Soviet Union.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Yigal Kipnis (2013). The Golan Heights Political history, settlement and geography since 1949. Routledge. p. 243.
  2. ↑ http://www.golan.org.il/553/417.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.golan.org.il/831/1789.htm
  4. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "U.S. ASKS PAUSE IN MIDEAST TALKS GOLAN HEIGHTS SORE POINT". timesunion.com. November 5, 1991. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
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