Council Mateh Asher Population (2015) 512 Local time Monday 3:05 PM | Affiliation HaMerkaz HaHakla'i Founded 1983 | |
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Oshrat (Hebrew: אָשְׁרַת) is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located to the south-east of Nahariya and just north of Kafr Yasif, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 512.
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Map of Oshrat, Israel
The village was established in 1983 as an expansion of moshav Amka.
Etymology
Oshrat is a variation of the word Asher, the tribe on the lands of which the village stands. The founders used the word construction of Biblical names like Osnat, Tzafnat, etc.
References
Oshrat Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA