Beit Aryeh-Ofarim
Beit Aryeh
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 Beit Aryeh
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| Region | West Bank | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area | |
| Founded | 1981 | |
| 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 (2015) | ||
| • Total | 4,909 | |
| Name meaning | House of Aryeh - Fawns | |
Beit Aryeh-Ofarim (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />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 of Tel Aviv near the Palestinian village Al-Lubban al-Gharbi, 3.8 km kilometers east of the Green line. It is situated inside the Israeli West Bank barrier[1] on 8,500 dunams of land.
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. In 2004, it merged with Ofarim. In 2015, Beit Aryeh-Ofarim had a population of 4,909.[3] Beit Aryeh was named for Aryeh Ben-Eliezer, a Lithuanian-born Revisionist Zionist leader who served as a Knesset member in the 1950s and 1960s.
In 2011, the Israeli Ministry of Defense signed an agreement with the municipality of Beit Aryeh approving the construction of 100 homes and a bypass road between Beit Aryeh and Ofarim.[4]
Notable residents
References
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External links
- Local council website (Hebrew)
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