Beit Horon
Beit Horon
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| Country | Israel |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Amana |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Population (2023)[1] | 1,496 |
Beit Horon (Hebrew: בית חורון) is a communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Bordering Route 443 between Modi'in and Jerusalem, the biblical pass of Beit Horon (Joshua 10:10), after which it is named,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,496.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]
History
Beit Horon was established on 1 December 1977.[4]
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from several surrounding Palestinian villages in order to construct Beit Horon:
- 1036 dunams were taken from Beitunia, for Beit Horon and Giv'at Ze'ev,[5]
- 863 dunams were taken from Beit Ur al-Fauqa,[6]
- 67 dunams were taken from At-Tira,[7]
- 61 dunams were taken from Kharbatha al-Misbah.[8]
Beit Horon is a joint Secular and Orthodox community.[9] A religious elementary school located in Beit Horon serves local children as well as those from surrounding villages. There are also three nurseries and kindergarten, two synagogues, a kollel, a mikvah for women and men, and a library.[10]
See also
References
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- ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.112, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (English)
Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.10, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Hebrew) - ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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- ^ Beituniya Town Profile, ARIJ, pp. 17-18
- ^ Beit ‘Ur al Fauqa Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
- ^ At Tira Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
- ^ Kharbatha al Misbah Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
- ^ “BEIT HORON.” תנועת ההתיישבות אמנה, בית חורון, http://www.amana.co.il/?CategoryID=100&ArticleID=169.
- ^ Beit Horon Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Amana
External links
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