Typhoon Ma-on

The name Ma-on was used for two typhoons in the western Pacific Ocean. This name was provided by Hong Kong, and is the name of a peak in New Territory.

Maon

Maon may refer to:

See also

Ma'on, Har Hebron

Ma'on (Hebrew: מָעוֹן) is an Israeli settlement and a moshav shitufi in the Judean Hills of the West Bank, located south of Hebron and north of Beersheba. It is part of the Har Hebron Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

Name

The word 'Ma'on' in Hebrew means 'dwelling.' It refers to a biblical village said to stand on the borderlands of the desert, in the highlands of Judah, which is mentioned in Joshua (15:55), identified in modern times with Khirbet Ma'in, about 3km to the west. There is a ruins of an ancient synagogue at Khirbet Ma'in.

Geography

Ma'on is located in the southern Judean Hills at about 863 m above sea level.

History

The Arab village of Ma'in was a conical settlement on a hill, 1.25 kilometres south of Carmel, and 3 kilometres east of Susiya, with the ruins of a castle still visible, and cisterns, lying about 9 miles south south east of Hebron.