Avshalom, Sinai
Former Israeli settlement in Sinai, Egypt
Avshalom (Hebrew: אבשלום) was an Israeli settlement in the Sinai Peninsula.
History
The settlement was founded in 1972.[1] It was initially named Merkaz Sadot ("Sadot Center") and later Yad On ("Hand of Strength"). In 1979 it was renamed in honour of Avshalom Feinberg, a leader of the Nili espionage network who had died in Sinai during World War I. Avshalom was dismantled three years later as a result of the Camp David Accords. In 1990 a new community settlement by the same name was founded in Israel.
References
- ^ "A Survey of Israeli Settlements" MERIP Reports, number 60, pp13–20
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Former Israeli settlements in the Sinai Peninsula
- Avshalom
- Dikla
- Holit
- Netiv HaAsara
- Sufa
- Talmei Yosef
- Yamit
- Pri'el
- Dizahav (Dahab)
- Neviot (Nuweiiba)
- Ofira (Sharm El Sheikh)
- Taba
31°12′46″N 34°12′8″E / 31.21278°N 34.20222°E / 31.21278; 34.20222