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הר עמשא

הר עמשא

Har Amasa (Hebrew: הַר עֲמָשָׂא, lit. Mount Amasa) is a Moshav shitufi in the south of Israel. Located near the Yatir Forest 20 kilometres south of Hebron and 14 km northwest of Arad, it is the only member of the Tamar Regional Council to be located in the highlands outside the Jordan Rift Valley. In 2023 it had a population of 232. It was named after the nearby Mount Amasa (859 m), which was in turn named after Amasa son of Ithra the Israelite (2 Samuel 17:25).

Elevation: 859 m

Country: Middle East

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