Na'aran (Israeli settlement)

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Na'aran (Hebrew: נערן), formerly known as Niran (נִירָן) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the West Bank.

[2] Located in Area C of the Jordan Valley near Jericho,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.

[4] According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 497 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Al-Auja in order to construct the settlement.

[4] During its time as a military outpost, it was used to prevent armed infiltration from Jordan and as a disciplinary assignment for delinquent Israeli soldiers.

Some members of the kibbutz work in the date groves or at the local plastics factory, P.V.Ran, which manufactures packaging and wrappings for food products in compliance with international standards.