Shaharut שַׁחֲרוּת |
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Coordinates: 29°54′16.55″N 34°59′58.91″E / 29.9045972°N 34.9996972°ECoordinates: 29°54′16.55″N 34°59′58.91″E / 29.9045972°N 34.9996972°E | |
District | Southern |
Council | Hevel Eilot |
Affiliation | HaMerkaz HaHakla'i |
Founded | 1985 |
Founded by | Jewish Agency |
Population (2015) | 130 |
Shaharut (Hebrew: שַׁחֲרוּת) is a community settlement in the far south of Israel. Located 40 kilometers north of Eilat, and six kilometers west of Yotvata on a ridge above the Arabah valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 130.
The village was founded in 1985 by the Jewish Agency and was named after the nearby Shaharut Mountain; the word "Shaharut" means "youth", as in Ecclesiastes chapter 11. It is the only settlement in the area that is not in the valley.