Vered Yeriho
Vered Yeriho | |
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  Vered Yeriho | |
| Coordinates: 31°49′35.03″N 35°25′54.11″E / 31.8263972°N 35.4316972°ECoordinates: 31°49′35.03″N 35°25′54.11″E / 31.8263972°N 35.4316972°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Megilot |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Agricultural Union |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Population (2019)[1] | 341 |
Vered Yeriho (Hebrew: וֶרֶד יְרִיחוֹ, lit. 'Rose of Jericho') is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank. Located near Jericho in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 341.[1]
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be illegal under international law.[2]
History[]
According to ARIJ, in 1978 Israel confiscated 618 dunams of land from the Palestinian site of Nabi Musa in order to construct Vered Yeriho.[3]
The community was founded in 1979 as a result of the dissociation of the secular nucleus from the religious nucleus in Mitzpe Yeriho, a nearby settlement to the west of Vered Yeriho. The moshav is located on a hill overlooking the Aqabat Jaber section of Jericho. From the scenic perimeter road of the moshav, one can see Jericho and the northern Dead Sea.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
- ^ An Nabi Musa Locality Profile, ARIJ, p. 7
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- Agricultural Union
- 1979 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate
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