Oshrat

Oshrat
Founded	1983
Council	Mateh Asher
Region	Western Galilee
Affiliation	HaMerkaz HaHakla'i
Coordinates	32°58′17.76″N 35°9′19.44″E / 32.9716°N 35.1554°E / 32.9716; 35.1554Coordinates: 32°58′17.76″N 35°9′19.44″E / 32.9716°N 35.1554°E / 32.9716; 35.1554
Oshrat

Oshrat (Hebrew: אָשְׁרַת‎‎) is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located to the south-east of Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 568.

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.^[1]

References

1. ^ HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel. Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 71. ISBN 965-448-413-7.  (Hebrew)