Oshrat
Place in Northern, Israel
Oshrat 32°58′18″N 35°9′19″E / 32.97167°N 35.15528°E / 32.97167; 35.15528 | |
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| Country |  Israel |
| 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.
Etymology
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]
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 71. ISBN 965-448-413-7.
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