Ma'on, Har Hevron

Ma'on
מָעוֹן
Ma'on Settlement
Ma'on Settlement
Ma'on is located in the Southern West Bank
Ma'on
Ma'on
Coordinates: 31°24′48″N 35°09′50″E / 31.41333°N 35.16389°E / 31.41333; 35.16389
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilHar Hebron
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAmana
Founded1981
Founded byNahal
Population
 (2022)[1]
607

Ma'on (Hebrew: מָעוֹן) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Judean Hills south of Hebron and north of Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 607.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli and United States[2] governments dispute this.[3]

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Jakes, Lara; Halbfinger, David M. (18 November 2019). "In Shift, U.S. Says Israeli Settlements in West Bank do Not Violate International Law". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.

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