In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “small israeli settlement in the west bank on the western shore of the dead sea”. Today it says “small israeli settlement in the west bank”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Place in Israel Avnat ( ) is a small Israeli settlement in the West Bank on the western shore of the Dead Sea , about 7 km (4 mi) south of Kalya and 12 km (7 mi) north of Mitzpe Shalem . It falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. It was founded in mid-2004 where a Nahal settlement previously existed. The religious high school "Yiftach" is located therein, and some of the residents work there.1Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2012 .2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Avnat ( ) is a small Israeli settlement on the western shore of the Dead Sea , about 7 km south of Kalya and 12 km north of Mitzpe Shalem . It belongs to the Megilot Regional Council . It was founded in mid-2004 where a Nahal settlement previously existed. The religious high school "Yiftach" is located therein, and some of the residents work there.
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The opening as it stood in 2020 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Ovnat ( ) is a small Israeli settlement in the West Bank on the western shore of the Dead Sea , about 7 km (4 mi) south of Kalya and 12 km (7 mi) north of Mitzpe Shalem . It falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 292. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Place in Judea and Samaria Area Ovnat ( ) is a small Israeli settlement in the West Bank on the western shore of the Dead Sea , about 7 km (4 mi) south of Kalya and 12 km (7 mi) north of Mitzpe Shalem . It falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 292. Israeli settlement in the West Bank The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area Ovnat ( Hebrew : אָבְנַת ) is a small Israeli settlement in the West Bank on the western shore of the Dead Sea , about 7 km (4 mi) south of Kalya and 12 km (7 mi) north of Mitzpe Shalem . It falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 292. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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small israeli settlement in the west bank on the western shore of the dead sea
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small israeli settlement in the west bank
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