Har Amasa
הר עמשא هار عماسا | |
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  Har Amasa | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′36″N 35°6′6″E / 31.34333°N 35.10167°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Tamar |
| Affiliation | Agricultural Union |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founded by | Gush Emunim |
| Population (2022)[1] | 237 |
| Website | www.amasa.co.il |
Har Amasa (Hebrew: הַר עֲמָשָׂא, lit. Mount Amasa) is a Moshav shitufi in the south of Israel. Located near the Yatir Forest 20 kilometres south of Hebron and 14 km northwest of Arad, it is the only member of the Tamar Regional Council to be located in the highlands outside the Jordan Rift Valley. In 2022 it had a population of 237.[1]
It was named after the nearby Mount Amasa (859 m), which was in turn named after Amasa son of Ithra the Israelite (2 Samuel 17:25).[2]
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 258. ISBN 965-448-413-7.