Shilat
Shilat
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 Memorial to 45 fallen soldiers | |
  Shilat | |
| Coordinates: 31°55′13.44″N 35°1′7.32″E / 31.9204000°N 35.0187000°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hevel Modi'in |
| Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
| Founded | July 1977 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 770 |
| Website | www.shilat.co.il |
Shilat (Template:Lang-he-n) is a moshav in Israel located around a kilometre north of Modi'in, just west of the Green Line. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 770.[1]
The Shilat Junction, at the intersection of Route 443 and Route 446, is the main northern entrance to Modi'in and the site of an industrial park which houses many commercial establishments as well as light industry.
History
The moshav was established in July 1977 by 25 families, on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Shilta.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington DC: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 414. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.