Hinanit

Hinanit
חיננית‎
Etymology: Daisy
Hinanit is located in the Northern West Bank
Hinanit
Hinanit
Hinanit is located in the West Bank
Hinanit
Hinanit
Hinanit is located in State of Palestine
Hinanit
Hinanit
Coordinates: 32°28′49″N 35°10′20″E / 32.48028°N 35.17222°E / 32.48028; 35.17222
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilShomron
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationHaMerkaz HaHakla'i
Founded1981
Founded byMountain Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,659

Hinanit (Hebrew: חִנָּנִית, lit. 'Daisy') is an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank. It is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. Hinanit is located just across the Green Line border with Israel in the northern West Bank's Jenin Governorate, and to the north abuts the Palestinian village of 'Anin, from which it is separated by Israel's West Bank barrier. It lies approximately 9 miles (15 km) west of Jenin city. In 2022 it had a population of 1,659.

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

History

The village was established in 1981 by Mountain Jews from the Caucasus. Originally a moshav and a member of the Moshavim Movement, it was later converted to a community settlement.

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.