Shaharut
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View of Shaharut | |
| Coordinates: 29°54′17″N34°59′59″E / 29.90472°N 34.99972°E / 29.90472; 34.99972 | |
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| District | Southern |
| Council | Hevel Eilot |
| Affiliation | HaMerkaz HaHakla'i |
| Founded | 1985 (1985) |
| Founded by | Jewish Agency |
| Population (2023)[1] | 159 |
Shaharut (Hebrew: שחרות) is a community settlement in the far south of Israel. Located 40 kilometers north of the city of Eilat, and six kilometers west of Yotvata on a ridge above the Arava valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 159.[1]
Shaharut was founded in 1985 by the Jewish Agency and was named after the nearby Mount Shaharut; the word "Shaharut" means "youth", as in Ecclesiastes chapter 11. It is the only settlement in the area that is not in the valley.