Sansana (Hebrew: סַנְסַנָּה) is a religious settlement in the southern Judaean Mountains of the West Bank. Located to the south-west of Hebron and just over the Green Line, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 519.

Sansana
Sansana
Coordinates: 31°21′43″N 34°54′10″E
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Council	Har Hevron
Region	West Bank
Affiliation	Amana
Founded	1997
Founded by	Nahal
Population  (2019)[1]	519
Website	www.sansana.org

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

History

The settlement was established in 1997 as a Nahal settlement,[3] the first kvutza arrived on 21 April 1999, and it was civilianised by members of the Or Movement in 2000. Its name is taken from the name of a Biblical village nearby (Joshua 15:31) and from Song of Songs 7:9;

I said: 'I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take hold of the branches thereof; and let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy countenance like apples;

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sansana.

• Sansana Negev Information Centre

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