Avnei Eitan
Avnei Eitan is an Israeli settlement and moshav on the Golan Heights located at an elevation of 385 meters (1,263 ft) above sea level. In 2019 it had a population of 725.[1]
Avnei Eitan
אבני איתן | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • official | Avne Eitan |
  Avnei Eitan  Avnei Eitan | |
| Coordinates: 32°49′29″N 35°46′00″E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Golan |
| Population (2019)[1] | 725 |
History
Avnei Eitan was founded after the 1973 Yom Kippur War in memory of six Israeli soldiers killed in battle. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
Details
The nearby stream, Nahal El Al (Hebrew) or Wadi Dafila (Arabic) is a popular hiking destination and contains the Black Waterfall, named for its black basalt rock and located closest to Avnei Eitan, and the White Waterfall, named for its white limestone rock.[3][4]
Avnei Eitan is an Orthodox Jewish agricultural community in Gush Hispin, a bloc of religious communities in the southern Golan Heights. The moshav receives municipal services from the Golan Regional Council.
About 80 families live in Avnei Eitan, including 20 families evicted from Gush Katif, mainly from Netzer Hazani and Kfar Darom.
The community is host to the Mechinat Avnei Eitan pre-military yeshiva, also known as the "Leadership Yeshiva Academy," attended by mainly by English-speaking overseas students. Many graduates of the school serve in elite units in the Israel Defense Forces.[5]
See also
References
- "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
- Tiuli website, "Nahal Elal – Water among Basalt and Chalkstone"
- Places in the Golan: Nahal El Al Archived June 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Leadership Yeshiva Academy Archived February 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine