Nov () is an Israeli settlement and religious moshav in the southern Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. Located to the east of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights International law and Israeli settlements, illegal under international law, but the Israeli and United States recognition of the Golan Heights as part of Israel, American governments dispute this.

History

The settlement was established in 1974 on the site of the farm Mazraat Nab that had about 330 inhabitants before it was depopulated in 1967. It was named after a village on the site mentioned in the Jerusalem Talmud. The site is mentioned in the 3rd century Mosaic of Rehob.''iarchive:holylandfrompers0000aviy, The Holy Land - from the Persian to the Arab Conquests (536 B.C. to A.D. 640) A Historical Geography '', Michael Avi-Yonah, Grand Rapids, 1979, p. 170; ; Dan Urman and Paul V.M. Flesher, ''Ancient Synagogues: Historical Analysis and Archaeological Discovery'', Brill: Leiden 1998, p. 565 (vol. 1); (vol. 2)

Notable people

*Effi Eitam

References

Religious Israeli settlements Golan Regional Council Moshavim Religious Israeli communities Populated places in Northern District (Israel) Populated places established in 1974 1974 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate {{Israel-geo-stub

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