Mevo'ot Yeriho
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Mevo'ot Yericho (Hebrew: מְבוֹאוֹת יְרִיחוֹ, lit. Doorway to Jericho), founded in 1999, is an Israeli settlement and a community settlement located in the West Bank's southern Jordan Valley just north of Jericho, in the Yitav Valley.[2] The site is 150m below sea level. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 308.[1]
Mevo'ot Yericho
מבואות יריחו | |
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Coordinates: 31°54′28″N 35°25′1″E | |
District | Judea and Samaria Area |
Council | Bik'at HaYarden |
Region | Jordan Rift Valley |
Founded | 1999 |
Founded by | Amana |
Population (2022)[1] | 308 |
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]
On 15 September 2019 the Israeli government officially approved the establishment of the settlement,[4] making it the sixth new official settlement since the Oslo accords.