Ovnat
Ovnat is a small Israeli settlement in the West Bank, Palestine, on the western shore of the Dead Sea, about 7 km south of Kalya and 12 km north of Mitzpe Shalem.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 237 residents
- Description: Israeli settlement in the West Bank
- Also known as: “Avnat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Khirbet Mazin and Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve.
Khirbet Mazin
Archaeological site
Photo: Netanelshles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khirbet Mazin, Hebrew name: Metzad Kidron is an archaeological site on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. It is situated on the inlet of Wadi Mazin north of Kidron stream by the northwest shore of the Dead Sea.
Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve
Protected area
Photo: Mboesch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ein Feshkha or Einot Tzukim is a 2,500-hectare nature reserve and archaeological site on the north-western shore of the Dead Sea, about 3 km south of Qumran in the West Bank. Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve is situated 3½ km northeast of Ovnat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalya.
Kalya
Village
Photo: Donatus, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kalya is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the West Bank. It was originally established in 1929 but was occupied and destroyed by the Jordanians in 1948; it was later rebuilt in 1968 after the Six-Day War. Kalya is situated 8 km north of Ovnat.
Ovnat
- Categories: Israeli settlement, Nahal settlement, community settlement, and locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.67926° or 31° 40′ 45″ northLongitude
35.43655° or 35° 26′ 12″ eastPopulation
237Open location code
8G3QMCHP+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 606061340OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q2776370
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