Eshkolot

Eshkolot
Eshkolot
Coordinates: 31°23′27″N 34°54′17″E / 31.39083°N 34.90472°E / 31.39083; 34.90472Coordinates: 31°23′27″N 34°54′17″E / 31.39083°N 34.90472°E / 31.39083; 34.90472
District Judea and Samaria Area
Council Har Hebron
Region West Bank
Affiliation Amana
Founded 1982
Founded by Nahal
Population (2017)[1] 521

Eshkolot (Hebrew: אֶשְׁכּוֹלוֹת‬, lit. Bunches) is a secular Israeli settlement in the southern Judaean Mountains of the West Bank. Located around five kilometers from Lahav, it is organized as a community settlement and falls within the jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 521.

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 first established in 1982 as a Nahal settlement and was turned over to civilians in 1991. The name of the city is taken from the well known vineyards in Hebron.

Some of its residents own lands and farming wheat, barley, grapes, olives, figs and pomegranates and even some few dates while others work in other places, in particular Beersheba.[3] There are two local wineries currently being built.

References

  1. ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. ↑ Har Hebron Jewish villages information Archived 2015-11-14 at the Wayback Machine.
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