Sansana

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Sansana
foundation = 1997
founded_by = Nahal
region = Hebron Hills
council = Har Hebron
industry =
affiliation = Amana
website = [http://www.sansana.org/ www.sansana.org]

Sansana ( _he. סנסנה, lit. "Palm tree") is a religious communal settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the West Bank. Located to the south-east of Hebron and just over the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 244.

The village was established in 1997 as a Nahal settlement. The first kvutza arrived on 21 April 1999, and it was civilianised by members of the Or Movement in 2000. Its name is taken from Song of Songs 7:9;

I said: 'I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take hold of the branches thereof; and let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy countenance like apples;

External links

* [http://www.sansana.org/ Village website] he icon
* [http://eng.negev-net.org.il/HTMLs/article.aspx?C2004=12707 Sansana] Negev Information Centre