Sha'arei Tikva
| Sha'arei Tikva | |
| Hebrew | שַׁעֲרֵי תִּקְוָה |
| Also spelled |
Shaare Tikvah (unofficially) |
| Founded | May 19, 1983 |
| Council | Shomron |
| Region | West Bank |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Coordinates | 32°7′22.34″N 35°1′36.93″E / 32.1228722°N 35.026925°ECoordinates: 32°7′22.34″N 35°1′36.93″E / 32.1228722°N 35.026925°E |
| Population | 4,500[1] (2009) |
 Sha'arei Tikva
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| Website | Official website |
Sha'arei Tikva (Hebrew: שַׁעֲרֵי תִּקְוָה, lit. Gates of Hope) is an Israeli settlement and a communal village located at an elevation of 200 metres north-east of Rosh HaAyin and one kilometre east of the Green Line near Elkana in the north-western West Bank. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
Founded in 1983 through a government decision, the first residents moved to the new village in April 1983. Its current population is about 4,500 people in about 1,200 families. The village is run by a local committee under the umbrella municipal jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council. The head of that committee is Gideon Idan.
[edit] Population
The residents of Sha'arei Tikva are a mix of religious and non-religious people. The village is a dormitory community with most employed people working elsewhere.
[edit] References
- ^ "Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 2,000 Residents and Other Rural Population". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2010-06-30. http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2010/table3.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
[edit] External links
- Town website
- Sha'arei Tikva profile on the Shomron Regional Council website (Hebrew)
- Menachem Brody's pictures of Sha'arei Tikva
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