Shim'a

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Shim'a
<templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />שִׁמְעָה‎ / <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />יוֹנָדָב
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • official Yonadav
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Shim'a is located in the West Bank
Shim'a
Shim'a
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Council Har Hebron
Region West Bank
Founded 1982
Population (2015) 585[1]
Name meaning Named after Shimeah or Jonadab

Shim'a (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />שִׁמְעָה‎), also Yonadav (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />יוֹנָדָב‎), is a non-religious Jewish village and Israeli settlement in the southern Judaean Mountains of the West Bank along the Green Line south of Livneh and Omarim. It is located on a hill 600 metres above sea level and within the municipal jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

The settlement was first established in 1982 as a pioneer Nahal military outpost, and demilitarized when turned over to residential purposes in 1988. As of 2015, Shim'a had approximately 600 residents. It is named after King David's brother Shimeah and his son Jonadab (2 Samuel 13:3).

References

  1. http://www.inn.co.il/Articles/Article.aspx/14370
  2. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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