Oshrat
אָשְׁרַת
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• official | Asherat |
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Coordinates: 32°58′18″N 35°9′19″E / 32.97167°N 35.15528°E / 32.97167; 35.15528 | |
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District | Northern |
Council | Mateh Asher |
Affiliation | HaMerkaz HaHakla'i |
Founded | 1983 |
Population
(2022)[1]
| 616 |
Oshrat (Hebrew: אָשְׁרַת) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Western Galilee to the south-east of Nahariya and just north of Kafr Yasif, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 616.[1]
The village was established in 1983 as an expansion of Moshav Amka.
Oshrat is a variation of the word Asher, the tribe on the lands of which the village stands. The founders used the word construction of Biblical names like Osnat, Tzafnat, etc.[2]
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