Vered Yeriho

Vered Yeriho (Hebrew: וֶרֶד יְרִיחוֹ, lit. 'Rose of Jericho') is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank. Located near Jericho in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 364.[1]

Vered Yeriho
Vered Yeriho is located in the Central West Bank
Vered Yeriho
Vered Yeriho
Coordinates: 31°49′35″N 35°25′54″E
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMegilot
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAgricultural Union
Founded1979
Population
 (2021)[1]
364

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

History

According to ARIJ, in 1978 Israel confiscated 618 dunams of land from the Palestinian site of Nabi Musa in order to construct Vered Yeriho.[3]

The community was founded in 1979 as a result of the dissociation of the secular nucleus from the religious nucleus in Mitzpe Yeriho, a nearby settlement to the west of Vered Yeriho. The moshav is located on a hill overlooking the Aqabat Jaber section of Jericho. From the scenic perimeter road of the moshav, one can see Jericho and the northern Dead Sea.

References
  1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. An Nabi Musa Locality Profile, ARIJ, p. 7


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