Ma'ale Shlomo

Ma'ale Shlomo
Ma'ale Shlomo
Coordinates: 31°56′58″N 35°20′39″E / 31.9494°N 35.3441°E / 31.9494; 35.3441Coordinates: 31°56′58″N 35°20′39″E / 31.9494°N 35.3441°E / 31.9494; 35.3441
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Council	Mateh Binyamin
Region	West Bank

Ma'ale Shlomo (Hebrew: מַעֲלֶה שְׁלֹמֹה, lit. Solomon's Ascent) is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank. Located to the south of Kokhav HaShahar, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.

It was named after Shlomo Alba, an agronomist from Kokhav HaShahar. It was established in 1999 and is situated 1.1 km outside the boundaries of the parent settlement (Kochav HaShahar). It has contains 18 structures, with 19 caravans. 15 families live there.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. It is under the jurisdiction of the Binyamin Regional Council. ^[1]

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