Rimonim (Hebrew: רִמּוֹנִים, רימונים), is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located on the Allon Road, about a twenty-minute drive east from Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 707.[1]
Rimonim
רִמּוֹנִים | |
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  Rimonim | |
| Coordinates: 31°56′03″N 35°20′24″E / 31.93417°N 35.34000°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Agricultural Union |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founded by | Nahal |
| Population (2022)[1] | 707 |
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
Etymology
editThe village is named after the biblical Rock of Rimmon (present-day Rammun). The name comes from the Book of Judges: "But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon, and abode in the rock of Rimmon four months" (Judges, 20:47).
History
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According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 393 dunam of land from the nearby Palestinian town of Taybeh in order to construct Rimonim in 1977.[3]
Rimonim was established in 1977 (20 Shevat 5737) as a temporary pioneer Nahal military outpost. Three years later in 1980 (on 4 Tishrei 5741), it moved to the current location, demilitarized and turned over to residential purposes non-religious Jewish Israelis with help from the Amana settlement organization. In the mid-2000s the village allowed religious Jews to move in. Until then, it had been almost exclusively secular in nature.[citation needed]
Services provided include a synagogue, half-Olympic sized swimming pool, post office, nursery, kindergarten, mikveh, library, basketball court, and youth centre.[citation needed]
At the edge of town, there is a look-out point, from which one can view the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea.[citation needed]
The settlement includes the ancient Roman and Byzantine ruins of Khirbet El Kiliya.[4][5]
Notable residents
edit- Amihai Eliyahu (born 1979), Otzma Yehudit politician; Minister of Heritage since 2022[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ Et Taiyiba Town Profile (including Badiw al Mu’arrajat Locality), ARIJ, p. 21
- ^ "מה: אתר ארכאולוגי איפה: רימונים". Gobinyamin.org.il. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ google.com/maps
- ^ Ido Ben Porat (21 August 2022). "Rabbi Amihai Eliyahu joins Otzma Yehudit". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Rimonim Mateh Binyamin Regional Council