Nov () is an Israeli settlement and religious moshav in the southern Golan Heights. Located to the east of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In it had a population of .

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli and American governments dispute this.

History

The site is mentioned in the 3rd century Mosaic of Rehob.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)

Until 1967 the site was home to the Syrian village of Mazraat Nab (Arabic: ناب), that had about 330 inhabitants before it was depopulated in 1967.

The Israeli settlement was established in 1974, and was named after a village on the site mentioned in the Jerusalem Talmud.

Transportation The Golan Regional Council operates twenty buses per day from Nov to the Israeli city of Tiberias. The bus line begins at Natur, and also stops at Ramat Magshimim, Haspin, Avnei Eitan, Eliad, Afik, Neot Golan, and Bnei Yehuda.https://route.bus.gov.il/?tab=lines&saveParams=true&routeId=9539&line=24&boardingStation=51745&dropingStation=58471 The bus ride to Tiberias takes approximately 42 minutes.https://route.bus.gov.il/?tab=source-destination&saveParams=true&org=Afiq&oll=32.77773_35.70206&dest=Tiberias&dll=32.7872553_35.53638257&routeId=MzIuNzc3NzMwLDM1LjcwMjA2MHwzMi43ODcyNTUsMzUuNTM2MzgzfDE3ODU3ODY5NjAwMDB8MTc4NTc4OTg0MDAwMHwyODgw Egged also operates eight buses per day from Nov to Beit She'anhttps://route.bus.gov.il/?tab=source-destination&saveParams=true&org=Afiq&oll=32.77773_35.70206&dest=Beit%20She%27an%20Municipality&dll=32.4973526_35.4981803&routeId=MzIuNzc3NzMwLDM1LjcwMjA2MHwzMi40OTczNTMsMzUuNDk4MTgwfDE3ODU3ODcyMDAwMDB8MTc4NTc5MTIyMDAwMHw0MDIw (and ultimately all the way to Jerusalem).https://route.bus.gov.il/?tab=lines&saveParams=true&routeId=19742&line=966&boardingStation=53182&dropingStation=6109 Nov is also located close to Highway 98, the primary road through the Golan Heights.

Notable people Effi Eitam

See also Israeli-occupied territories

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