Na'ama
Na'ama
נָעֳמָה | |
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  Na'ama | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′23″N 35°28′2″E / 31.90639°N 35.46722°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Bik'at HaYarden |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Population (2023)[1] | 311 |
Na'ama (Hebrew: נָעֳמָה) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank.[2] Located in the Jordan Valley three kilometres north of Hisham's Palace, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.[2] In 2023 it had a population of 311.[1]. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]
History
[edit]Na'ama was established in 1982, and was initially named Na'amadue to its proximity to the Palestinian village of an-Nuway'imah, before being renamed after the biblical figure of Naomi.[2][4] According to ARIJ, in 1979 Israel confiscated 5,048 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of An-Nuway'imah to construct Na'ama.[5]
The original name Na'ama was restored after the 2006 Lebanon War.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ a b c Na'omi Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ Hanna Bitan: 1948-1998. Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut'. Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Carta, Jerusalem 1999, ISBN 965-220-423-4, p 49
- ^ An Nuwei'ma & 'Ein ad Duyuk al Foqa Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 18