Ani'am

Ani'am
אֲנִיעָם
Hebrew transcription(s)
  unofficial Aniam
Ani'am
Coordinates: 32°57′28.07″N 35°44′24.72″E / 32.9577972°N 35.7402000°E / 32.9577972; 35.7402000Coordinates: 32°57′28.07″N 35°44′24.72″E / 32.9577972°N 35.7402000°E / 32.9577972; 35.7402000
Council Golan
Founded 1978
Population (2015)[1] 503

Aniam (Hebrew: אֲנִיעָם) is an Israeli settlement, a moshav, located in the Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. The settlement was built in 1978 and falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 503.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

Etymology

The name Ani'am is derived from a member of the Menashe tribe (2 Chronicles 7:19), whose tribal area included the Golan Heights.

See also

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
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