Shaharut | |
Arname: | شَحَرُوت |
Founded: | 1985 |
Founded By: | Jewish Agency |
District: | south |
Council: | Hevel Eilot |
Affiliation: | HaMerkaz HaHakla'i |
Pushpin Map: | Israel negev mt#Israel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 29.9047°N 34.9997°W |
Shaharut (he|שַׁחֲרוּת, ar|شَحَرُوتْ – šaḥarūt) is a community settlement in the far south of Israel. Located 40 kilometers north of Eilat, and six kilometers west of Yotvata on a ridge above the Arabah valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The village was founded in 1985 by the Jewish Agency and was named after the nearby Shaharut Mountain; the word "Shaharut" means "youth", as in Ecclesiastes chapter 11. It is the only settlement in the area that is not in the valley.