- Har Amasa
Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Har Amasa
foundation = 1989
founded_by =Gush Emunim
region = SouthernJudea n hills
industry = Agriculture
affiliation =Agricultural Union
website = [http://www.amasa.co.il/ www.amasa.co.il]Har Amasa ( _he. הַר עֲמָשָׂא, lit. "Mount Amasa") is a communal settlement in the south of
Israel . Located near theYatir Forest 20kilometre s south ofHebron and 14 km northeast of Arad, it is the only member of theTamar Regional Council to be located in the highlands outside theGreat Rift Valley .History
The village was initially founded as a
Gush Emunim settlement,cite book|title=Lexicon of the Land of Israel|publisher=Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books|language=Hebrew|year=1999|first=Immanuel|last=HaReuveni|pages=258|isbn=965-448-413-7] and converted into akibbutz of the United Kibbutz Movement in 1989.Fact|date=March 2008 It gradually changed its operations over the next 20 years. In 2003, it was transferred to the authority of theAgricultural Union movement, and it is preparing to expand to include many new residents in a less formal framework, while still preserving its social fabric. It was named after the nearby Mount Amasa (859 m).References
External links
* [http://www.amasa.co.il/ Official website] he icon
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