Reihan

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Reihan
רֵיחָן‎
Welcoming sign at entrance to the village
Welcoming sign at entrance to the village
Reihan is located in the Northern West Bank
Reihan
Reihan
Coordinates: 32°28′8.03″N 35°8′5.99″E / 32.4688972°N 35.1349972°E / 32.4688972; 35.1349972Coordinates: 32°28′8.03″N 35°8′5.99″E / 32.4688972°N 35.1349972°E / 32.4688972; 35.1349972
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilShomron
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationHaOved HaTzioni
Founded1977
Founded byJewish Agency
Population
 (2019)[1]
330

Reihan (Hebrew: רֵיחָן) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav ovdim in the northwest edge of the West Bank. Located close to the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 330.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

Geography[]

The settlement is located on a west-facing hillside at 387 metres above sea level, south of the Ta'anakh and the biblical city of the same name, and east of Barta'a. Reihan is today home to 200, including 52 families, and it operates a tree nursery and poultry farm.

History[]

The moshav was established in 1977 as a Nahal outpost and populated in 1981 by civilian members of a Labour Zionist group. It is located in the "Shaked bloc", meant to ensure contiguous Israeli presence between the strategic Highway 65 and Palestinian population centres.

References[]

  1. ^ "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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