Reihan

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Reihan
רֵיחָן‎
Welcoming sign at entrance to the village
Welcoming sign at entrance to the village
Reihan is located in the Northern West Bank
Reihan
Reihan
Coordinates: 32°28′8″N 35°8′6″E / 32.46889°N 35.13500°E / 32.46889; 35.13500
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilShomron
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationHaOved HaTzioni
Founded1977
Founded byJewish Agency
Population
 (2022)[1]
408

Reihan (Hebrew: רֵיחָן) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav ovdim in the northwest edge of the West Bank. Located in the Seam Zone close to the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 408.

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

Geography

The settlement is located on a west-facing hillside at 387 metres above sea level, south of the Ta'anakh and the biblical city of the same name, and east of Barta'a. Reihan is today home to 200, including 52 families, and it operates a tree nursery and poultry farm.

History

The moshav was established in 1977 as a Nahal outpost and populated in 1981 by civilian members of a Labour Zionist group. It is located in the "Shaked bloc", meant to ensure contiguous Israeli presence between the strategic Highway 65 and Palestinian population centres.

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.