Herodion
Herod\'s well-fortified vacation palace. Israeli National Park in the West Bank.
2006/12/06 long: 35.2414703369 lat: 31.6658802032user/shemer/westbank
(see westbank from all users)
Qumran
Place where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. It\'s an israeli National Park in the West Bank of Palestina.
2006/12/06 long: 35.4649581909 lat: 31.7495803833 Ma'ale Adummin
Founded in 1975, Ma\'ale Adummin is the largest Israeli settlement, in the geographical centre of the West Bank. Population in 2005 was 25,000, area 50,000 dunams. The inhabitants are primarily "economic settlers", ie non ideological, attracted by cheap ho
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Almon
Almon is a settlement in the occupied West Bank, established in 1982. Population in 2005 was 739.
2006/11/30 long: 35.292930603 lat: 31.8251876831 Qedar
Founded in 1985, Qedar is a small Israeli settlement in the centre of the occupied West Bank. Population in 2005 was 560.
2006/11/30 long: 35.3053398132 lat: 31.7628898621 Alon
2006/11/30 long: 35.3492698669 lat: 31.8348331451 Har Homa (Abu Ghnaim)
Har Homa is an Israeli settlement built since 1997 in the occupied West Bank, between Bethlehem and Jerusalem. The site was formerly a forest named Abu Ghnaim in Arabic.
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Gilo
Gilo is one of the largest Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, part of the "Gush Etzion" block south west of Jerusalem. "Gilo" is in Hebrew the same name as the neighbouring Palestinian Christian town of Beit Jalla.
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Modi'in Illit (Kyriat Sefer)
Year Founded :1996Population, Dec 2004 : 27386Second largest settlement in the West Bank. Built partly on lands of the nearby Palestinian village if Bil\'in. 6
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Har Adar
Year Founded :1986Population, Dec 2004 : 2074
2006/11/30 long: 35.1381111145 lat: 31.8282337189 Ramot Allon
Year Founded :1970Population, Dec 2004 : 3229
2006/11/30 long: 35.2091827393 lat: 31.8101024628 Ramot Shlomo
2006/11/30 long: 35.2091827393 lat: 31.8101024628
Qalandiya "International" Checkpoint
Qalandiya is an Israeli terminal-like checkpoint constructed in December 2001 in the occupied West Bank. The checkpoint is northeast of Jerusalem and divides East Jerusalem from Ramallah.
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Settlement - Gvat Ze'ev
Year Founded :1983Population, Dec 2004 : 10635A critical link in the "Jerusalem" block of Israeli settlements that forms an arc north and east of Arab East Jerusalem.
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Settlement - Psagot
Year Founded :1981Population, Dec 2004 : 1388North East of Jerusalem, Psagot is part of the "Jerusalem block" of settlements that partly isolates east Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank.
2006/11/30 long: 35.2462387085 lat: 31.8089561462 Kockav Ya'aqov
Year Founded :1985Population, Dec 2004 : 4389
2006/11/30 long: 35.247177124 lat: 31.8409061432 Maale Adummim Industrial Park
2006/11/30 long: 35.3127059937 lat: 31.7806491852 French Hill
2006/11/30 long: 35.2462387085 lat: 31.8089561462 Settlement - Kefar Adimmim
Year Founded :1979Population, Dec 2004 : 2006
2006/11/30 long: 35.3419303894 lat: 31.8303508759 East Talpiyot
Year Founded :1970Population, Dec 2002 : 12,591
2006/11/30 long: 35.2223739624 lat: 31.7510375977 Betar Illit
Year Founded :1985Population, Dec 2004 : 24895
2006/11/30 long: 35.1258430481 lat: 31.6978683472 Kfar Etzion
Year Founded :1967Population, Dec 2004 : 416
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Rosh Tzurim
Year Founded :1969Population, Dec 2004 : 298
2006/11/30 long: 35.1350021362 lat: 31.6590747833 Settlement - Efrat
Year Founded :1980, partially funded by Florida based property developer Irving Moskowitz. 150 dunums of land were confiscated in 1980 from the neighbouring Arab village of Al-Khader (St George). Population, Dec 2004 : 7273
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El'azar
Year Founded :1975Population, Dec 2004 : 993
2006/11/30 long: 35.1350021362 lat: 31.6590747833 <<