Keshet

Keshet is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the . It was established in 1974 after the Yom Kippur War by young activists near the city of , which had been occupied and subsequently razed to the ground in the Six-Day War.
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  • Type: Village with 799 residents
  • Description: human settlement in the Golan Heights
  • Also known as: “Keshet, Golan Heights”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Hoshania and Einot Pekham.

Ruins
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Khushniyeh, or Khishniyyeh is a former town located in the .

Spring
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is a spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yonatan and Aniam.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement and moshav located in the central . Initially a moshav shitufi, it underwent a privatization process to become a community settlement. is situated 5 km south of Keshet.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav located in the . The settlement was built in 1978 and falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council. is situated 7 km west of Keshet.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement located in the eastern , organized as a moshav shitufi, under the administration of , which considers it part of its sovereign territory. is situated 8 km north of Keshet.

Keshet

Latitude
32.98073° or 32° 58′ 51″ north
Longitude
35.80859° or 35° 48′ 31″ east
Population
799
Open location code
8G4QXRJ5+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 495939594
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q2889823
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Vietnamese—“Keshet” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Kešet”
  • Czech: “Keshet”
  • Czech: “Qeshet”
  • French: “Keshet”
  • Hebrew: “מושב קשת”
  • Hebrew: “קשת”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Keshet i Golanhøgdene”
  • Polish: “Keshet”
  • Polish: “Keszet”
  • Russian: “Кешет (мошав)”
  • Russian: “Кешет”
  • Turkish: “Keşet (Golan Tepeleri)”
  • Vietnamese: “Keshet, Golan Heights”

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