Eshkolot
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| Coordinates:31°23′27″N34°54′17″E/ 31.39083°N 34.90472°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Har Hevron |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Amana |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Founded by | Nahal |
| Population (2022)[1] | 623 |
Eshkolot(Hebrew:אֶשְׁכּוֹלוֹת,lit.Bunches) is asecularIsraeli settlementin the southernJudaean Mountainsof theWest Bank.Located around five kilometers fromLahav,it is organized as acommunity settlementand falls within the jurisdiction of theHar Hevron Regional Council.In 2022 it had a population of 623.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bankillegal under international law,but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
History
[edit]The village was first established in 1982 as aNahal settlementand was turned over to civilians in 1991. The name of the city is taken from the well-known vineyards inHebron.[citation needed]
Some of its residents own lands and are farming wheat,barley,grapes, olives, figs and pomegranates and even some few dates while others are working in other places, in particularBeersheba.[3] There are two local wineries currently being built.[when?]
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- EshkolotNegev Information Centre
References
[edit]- ^"Regional Statistics".Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.Retrieved21 March2024.
- ^"The Geneva Convention".BBC News. 10 December 2009.Retrieved27 November2010.
- ^Har Hevron Jewish villages informationArchived2015-11-14 at theWayback Machine
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