Beit Aryeh-Ofarim
| Beit Aryeh | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hebrew transcription(s) | ||
| • Hebrew | בֵּית אַרְיֵה-עֳפָרִים, בית אריה-עופרים | |
| • ISO 259 | Beit ʔarye - ʕoparim | |
| ||
  Beit Aryeh | ||
| Coordinates: 32°2′7.79″N 35°3′13.68″E / 32.0354972°N 35.0538000°ECoordinates: 32°2′7.79″N 35°3′13.68″E / 32.0354972°N 35.0538000°E | ||
| Region | West Bank | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Local council (from 1989) | |
| • Head of Municipality | Avi Naim | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8,500 dunams (8.5 km2 or 3.3 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Total | 4,378 | |
| Name meaning | House of Aryeh - Fawns | |
Beit Aryeh-Ofarim (Hebrew: בֵּית אַרְיֵה-עֳפָרִים) is an Israeli settlement established in 1981 and a local council in the northern West Bank. It is located 32 kilometers (20 mi) north of Jerusalem and 25 kilometers (16 mi) east from Tel Aviv near the Palestinian village Al-Lubban al-Gharbi, 3.8 km kilometers east of the Green line, inside of the Separation Barrier.[1]
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
Beit Aryeh was recognised as a local council in 1989, and had Ofarim appended to it in 2004. It had 4,378 residents in 2013 and covers about 8,500 dunam. The settlement was named after Aryeh Ben-Eliezer, a Lithuanian born Zionist leader before the state of Israel was founded and a member of the Israeli parliament in the 1950s and 1960s.
In 2011, the Israeli Ministry of Defense signed an agreement with the municipality of Beit Aryeh to further expand the settlement and to build a bypass road between Beit Aryeh and Ofarim.[3]
References
- ↑ "Beit Arye". Peace now.
- ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ↑ "100 Homes and a Bypass Road Approved in Beit Arye". Peace Now. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
External links
- Local council website (Hebrew)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
