Oshrat

Oshrat
אָשְׁרַת‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • officialAsherat
Oshrat is located in Northwest Israel
Oshrat
Oshrat
Oshrat is located in Israel
Oshrat
Oshrat
Coordinates: 32°58′18″N 35°9′19″E / 32.97167°N 35.15528°E / 32.97167; 35.15528
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMateh Asher
AffiliationHaMerkaz HaHakla'i
Founded1983
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

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ 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.