Kanaf

Kanaf
כָּנָף‎
Etymology: Wing
Kanaf is located in the Golan Heights
Kanaf
Kanaf
Kanaf is located in the Golan Heights
Kanaf
Kanaf
Coordinates: 32°52′11″N 35°42′2″E / 32.86972°N 35.70056°E / 32.86972; 35.70056
DistrictNorthern
CouncilGolan
RegionGolan Heights
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1985
Population
 (2022)[1]
486

Kanaf (Hebrew: כָּנָף) is an Israeli settlement in the southern Golan Heights, organized as moshav shitufi, under the administration of Israel. One of four Golan settlements that overlook the Sea of Galilee,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. The settlement began to be populated in 1991,[3] and had a population of 486 in 2022.[1]

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

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Hayoun, David (23 August 1998). "Ministerial C'tee Approves 4 Golan Heights Settlements Expansion". Globes. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Israel Opens New Golan Heights Settlement". The New York Times. 22 May 1991. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  4. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.