Sha'arei Tikva

Sha'arei Tikva
שַׁעֲרֵי תִּקְוָה‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • unofficial Shaare Tikvah

Entrance to the settlement

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Sha'arei Tikva
Coordinates: 32°7′22.34″N 35°1′36.93″E / 32.1228722°N 35.0269250°E / 32.1228722; 35.0269250Coordinates: 32°7′22.34″N 35°1′36.93″E / 32.1228722°N 35.0269250°E / 32.1228722; 35.0269250
District Judea and Samaria Area
Council Shomron
Region West Bank
Affiliation Mishkei Herut Beitar
Founded 19 May 1983
Population (2015)[1] 5,638
Website www.shaarey-tikva.muni.il

Sha'arei Tikva (Hebrew: שַׁעֲרֵי תִּקְוָה‎, lit. Gates of Hope) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank at an elevation of 200 metres. Located northeast of Rosh HaAyin and one kilometre east of the Green Line near Elkana, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. It had a population of around 6,000 as of January 2017.

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

History

Sha'arei Tikva was founded in 1983 by government decision. The first residents moved there in April 1983. The current population is around 6,000 as of January 2017. The village is run by a local committee.

Demography

Sha'arei Tikva is a mixed community of religious and non-religious Jews. It is a dormitory community with most employed people working elsewhere.

Education and culture

In 2012, students from Beit Hinuch Ramon School in Shaarei Tikva held a virtual meeting with age-mates from the Tiferet Israel Hebrew school of Los Angeles to celebrate Israel's 64th Yom Ha'atzmaut.[3]

Misc

Sha'arei Tikva built a mosaic bench in the length of 320 meters, which is now being evaluated by Guinness Records as the longest bench in the world.

References

  1. ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Fifth Graders from L.A. & Shaarei Tikva Hold Unique Skype Meeting on Yom Haatzmaut
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