Mevo Dotan

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Mevo Dotan (Hebrew: מְבוֹא דּוֹתָן, lit.

Located in the south of the Dothan Valley east of Baqa al-Gharbiyye and adjacent to the Palestinian town of Ya'bad, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council.

[3] In 2001, following the outbreak of the Second Intifada, and the degradation of the security level in the area, almost half the residents left the village.

The heads of the village committee called for public assistance in repopulating the empty homes and in 2003, the 'Golan Yeshiva' decided to accept the challenge.

[4] Two kilometers south of Mevo Dotan is the Alonei Arava Nature Reserve, named after the oak trees (alonim) that grow in the area and the nearby Palestinian village of Arrabeh.