Mekhora

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Mekhora
Mekhora is located in the Northern West Bank
Mekhora
Mekhora
Coordinates: 32°09′50″N 35°25′26″E / 32.164°N 35.424°E / 32.164; 35.424Coordinates: 32°09′50″N 35°25′26″E / 32.164°N 35.424°E / 32.164; 35.424
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilBik'at HaYarden
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAgricultural Union
Founded1973
Founded byNahal
Population
 (2019)[1]
166

Mekhora (Hebrew: מְכוֹרָה, lit. Homeland) is a moshav and Israeli settlement in the West Bank.[2] Located in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.[2] In 2019 it had a population of 166.[1]

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]

History[]

According to ARIJ, in 1980 Israel confiscated 438 dunams of land from the Palestinian villages of Al-Jiftlik,[4] Beit Dajan[5] and Beit Furik[6] in order to construct Mekhora.

The moshav was founded in 1973 by a Nahal brigade, and was originally named Nahal Mekhora.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "מכורה".
  3. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  4. ^ Al Jiftlik Village Profile p. 17, ARIJ
  5. ^ Beit Dajan Village Profile
  6. ^ Beit Furik Town Profile
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