Reihan
Reihan
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 Welcoming sign at entrance to the village | |
  Reihan Location within the Northern West Bank | |
| Coordinates: 32°28′8″N 35°8′6″E / 32.46889°N 35.13500°E | |
| Country | Palestine |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Shomron |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founder | Jewish Agency |
| Population (2024)[1] | 524 |
Reihan (Hebrew: רֵיחָן) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav ovdim in the northwest edge of the West Bank. Located in the Seam Zone close to the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 524.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
Geography
The settlement is located on a west-facing hillside at 387 metres above sea level, south of the Ta'anakh and the biblical city of the same name, and east of Barta'a. Reihan is today home to 200, including 52 families, and it operates a tree nursery and poultry farm.
History
The moshav was established in 1977 as a Nahal outpost and populated in 1981 by civilian members of a Labour Zionist group. It is located in the "Shaked bloc", meant to ensure contiguous Israeli presence between the strategic Highway 65 and Palestinian population centres.
References
- ↑ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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- ↑ "Families return to the evacuated West Bank settlement of Ganim 21 years later". ynetnews. 2026-08-13.
- ↑ Ben Kimon, Elisha (September 1, 2025). "Two decades after Gaza disengagement, first kindergarten opens in Homesh settlement". Ynetnews. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- ↑ "New homes erected in evacuated settlement in preparation for repopulation this summer". The Times of Israel. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "בעיצומה של המלחמה: קרוואנים ראשונים בהתנחלות שפונתה ב-2005 - תיעוד". ynet.co.il. 2026-03-17.
- ↑ "חוזרים הביתה: זה הבסיס שצה"ל נטש וצפוי לחזור לפעילות". c14.co.il. 2026-02-26.