What is "kanaf"

n. valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation [syn: kenaf, deccan hemp, bimli, bimli hemp, Indian hemp, Bombay hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus]

Kanaf is an Israeli settlement and moshav shitufi located in the southern Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. Families began populating Kanaf in 1991. Kanaf, which falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council, is one of four Golan settlements that overlook the Sea of Galilee. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.