Keshet
קֶשֶׁת | |
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  Keshet  Keshet | |
| Coordinates: 32°58′49″N 35°48′30″E / 32.98028°N 35.80833°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Golan |
| Region | Golan Heights |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 878 |
Keshet (Hebrew: קֶשֶׁת) is an Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights, organized as a moshav shitufi. It was established in 1974 after the Yom Kippur War by young activists near the Syrian city of Quneitra, which had been occupied and subsequently razed to the ground in the Six-Day War.[2] Its name is a translation of the name Quneitra ("arch"). In 2022 it had a population of 878.[1]
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Andrew Beattie, Timothy Pepper, The Rough Guide to Syria 2nd edition, p. 146. Rough Guides, 2001. ISBN 1-85828-718-9
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.