Shilat

Shilat
שִׁילָּת‎

Memorial to 45 fallen soldiers
Shilat
Coordinates: 31°55′13.44″N 35°1′7.32″E / 31.9204000°N 35.0187000°E / 31.9204000; 35.0187000Coordinates: 31°55′13.44″N 35°1′7.32″E / 31.9204000°N 35.0187000°E / 31.9204000; 35.0187000
District Central
Council Hevel Modi'in
Affiliation HaOved HaTzioni
Founded July 1977
Population (2015)[1] 679
Website www.shilat.co.il

Shilat (Hebrew: שִׁלָּת‎) is a moshav in Israel located around a kilometre north of Modi'in, just west of the Green Line. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 679.[1]

The Shilat Junction, at the intersection of Route 443 and Route 446, is the main northern entrance to Modi'in and the site of an industrial park which houses many commercial establishments as well as light industry.

History

The moshav was established in July 1977 by 25 families, on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Shilta.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington DC: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 414. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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