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Vered Yeriho

Coordinates: 31°49′35″N 35°25′54″E / 31.82639°N 35.43167°E / 31.82639; 35.43167
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Vered Yeriho
Vered Yeriho is located in the Central West Bank
Vered Yeriho
Vered Yeriho
Coordinates: 31°49′35″N 35°25′54″E / 31.82639°N 35.43167°E / 31.82639; 35.43167
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMegilot
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAgricultural Union
Founded1979
Population
 (2022)[1]
377

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 2022 it had a population of 377.[1]

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

History

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. ^ An Nabi Musa Locality Profile, ARIJ, p. 7