Shim'a

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Shim'a
שִׁמְעָה‎ / יוֹנָדָב‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • officialYonadav
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Shim'a is located in the Southern West Bank
Shim'a
Shim'a
Coordinates: 31°23′16″N 35°0′46″E / 31.38778°N 35.01278°E / 31.38778; 35.01278Coordinates: 31°23′16″N 35°0′46″E / 31.38778°N 35.01278°E / 31.38778; 35.01278
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilHar Hevron
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAmana
Founded1982
Population
 (2019)[1]
741

Shim'a (Hebrew: שִׁמְעָה‎), also Yonadav (Hebrew: יוֹנָדָב‎), is a non-religious Israeli settlement in the southern Judaean Mountains of the West Bank along the Green Line south of Livne and Teneh Omarim. Located on a hill 600 metres above sea level, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 741.

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

Name[]

Shim'a/Yonadav is named after King David's brother Shimeah and his son Jonadab (2 Samuel 13:3).[citation needed]

History[]

The settlement was first established in 1982 as a pioneer Nahal military outpost, and demilitarized when turned over to residential purposes in 1988. As of 2015, Shim'a had approximately 600 residents.[citation needed]

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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