Shaharut
Sign in to saveShaharut () is a community settlement in the far south of Israel. Located 40 kilometers north of the city of Eilat, and six kilometers west of Yotvata on a ridge above the Arava valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In it had a population of .
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- Instance of
- community settlement
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Hevel Eilot Regional Council
- Population
- 130
- Elevation
- 544
- Founded by
- Jewish Agency for Israel
- Image
- Shaharut.jpg
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- inception
- 1985-00-00
- Commons category
- Shaharut
- postal code
- 88865
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Shaharut () is a community settlement in the far south of Israel. Located 40 kilometers north of the city of Eilat, and six kilometers west of Yotvata on a ridge above the Arava valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In it had a population of .
==History== Shaharut was founded in 1985 by the Jewish Agency and was named after the nearby Mount Shaharut; the word "Shaharut" means "youth", as in Ecclesiastes chapter 11. It is the only settlement in the area that is not in the valley.
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