Natur, Golan Heights

Natur
נָטוּר
Natur
Coordinates: 32°51′12″N 35°45′13″E / 32.85333°N 35.75361°E / 32.85333; 35.75361Coordinates: 32°51′12″N 35°45′13″E / 32.85333°N 35.75361°E / 32.85333; 35.75361
District Northern
Council Golan Regional Council
Region Golan Heights
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 1980
Population (2006) 80

Natur (Hebrew: נָטוּר) is an Israeli settlement and former kibbutz in the southern Golan Heights. It is under the administration of the Golan Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[1]

Natur was established in 1980 by high school graduates from kibbutzim affiliated with the Hashomer Hatzair movement.[2]

Natur converted from a kibbutz to a moshav in 2007. Membership at that time was nearly 200 people.[3]Natur is a mixed religious-secular community.[4]

Archaeology

In 1984, several dolmens were excavated in Natur near the kibbutz chicken coops. Numerous stone heaps were documented in the area, along with terraces, walls and circular animal pens, some of which may date from ancient times.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. December 10, 2009.
  2. ↑ Once a kibbutz, not always a kibbutz
  3. ↑ Ashkenazi, Eli (December 25, 2007). "Natur is third kibbutz in last 100 years to become moshav". Haaretz. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
  4. ↑ Once a kibbutz, not always a kibbutz
  5. ↑ Excavations and Surveys in Israel
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