Na'ama () is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank.Na'omi Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council Located in the Jordan Valley three kilometres north of Hisham's Palace, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of .. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
History Na'ama was established in 1982, and was initially named Na'amadue to its proximity to the Palestinian village of an-Nuway'imah, before being renamed after the biblical figure of Naomi.Hanna Bitan: 1948-1998. Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut'. Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Carta, Jerusalem 1999, , p 49 According to ARIJ, in 1979 Israel confiscated 5,048 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of An-Nuway'imah to construct Na'ama.An Nuwei'ma & 'Ein ad Duyuk al Foqa Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 18
The original name Na'ama was restored after the 2006 Lebanon War.
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