Oranite
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| Basic data | |
| Region : | Samaria , West Bank |
| District : | Tulkarem |
| Area : | 1.513 km² |
| Residents : | 8652 (December 2016) |
| Population density : | 3298.6 inhabitants per km² |
| Height : | 159 m |
| Geographic location : | 32 ° 8 ′ N , 34 ° 59 ′ E |
| politics | |
| Mayor : | Nir Bartal (as of 2018) |
Oranit ( Hebrew אורנית) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank with 8655 inhabitants (2017). The settlement was established in 1984 and is located in the Samaria region in the Tulkarem district .
Geographical location
The municipality of Oranit is located on the western slopes of the Semiria Mountains. It is located north of the city of Rosh Haayin and south of the cities of Hod Hasharon and Kfar Saba . Oranit is located right on the Green Line in the 1967 borders and will be located within the Israeli barriers . The name of the community can be traced back to the pine forests west of the settlement.
| Tulkarem | Nablus | ||
| Tel Aviv 20 km |
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| Ramla | Rosh HaAyin | Jerusalem 60 km |
history
| year | Residents | increase |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 230 | - |
| 1986 | 618 | 166% |
| 1987 | 1,100 | 78% |
| 1988 | 1,600 | 45% |
| 1989 | 1.910 | 19% |
| 1990 | 2,240 | 17.28% |
| 1995 | 4,050 | 80.80% |
| 2000 | 5,070 | 25.19% |
| 2005 | 5,500 | 8.48% |
Oranit was founded in 1983 by the private company “Delta Company”. In 1985 the first settlers moved to the town. The settlement received official municipal status in 1990 and has had an independent municipal council ever since.
According to a report by the Israeli organization Shalom Achshaw, 53.87% of the land on which the settlement was built is privately owned by Palestinians ; even according to the Israeli legal opinion, construction should not have taken place on this land.
On September 19, 2001, Oranit was hit by a bomb attack. A bomb hit a security vehicle in Oranit and wounded two people.
Personalities
- Shahak Shapira (* 1988), artist, satirist and comedian, grew up in Oranit
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Naftali Bennett: We'll continue starting revolutions - but only if we're strong. On: israelnationalnews.com of November 29, 2018.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved June 3, 2018
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^ Settlements 'violate Israeli law' ( BBC , November 21, 2006);
Rory McCarthy: 39% of Israeli settlements 'on private land' ( The Guardian , November 22, 2006);
Yair Sheleg: 40 percent of settlements were built on Palestinian land ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( Ha'aretz , November 21, 2006); Dror Etkes: A settlements mafia ( Ha'aretz , November 22, 2006); Nadav Shragai: Blow to settlement movement ( Ha'aretz , November 23, 2006).
Web links
- Demography West Bank (English)