Lapid

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Lapid
לַפִּיד
Lapid
Coordinates: 31°54′59.39″N 35°1′59.15″E / 31.9164972°N 35.0330972°E / 31.9164972; 35.0330972Coordinates: 31°54′59.39″N 35°1′59.15″E / 31.9164972°N 35.0330972°E / 31.9164972; 35.0330972
Council Hevel Modi'in
Region Hevel Modiin
Founded 1996
Population 2,400

Lapid (Hebrew: לַפִּיד, lit. Torch) is an Israeli communal settlement. Located near Modi'in, Lapid falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2007, it had a population of 2,400.

History

Lapid was established in 1996. It was built on a strip of land designated no man's land inside the Green Line. Before 1967, this territory did not belong to either Jordan or Israel.[1]

References

External links

View of Lapid and Kfar HaOranim
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