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Shim'a

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District
  
Judea and Samaria Area

Region
  
West Bank

Founded
  
1982

Council
  
Har Hebron

Affiliation
  
Amana

Population (2015)
  
538

Shim'a

Weather
  
18°C, Wind W at 26 km/h, 47% Humidity

Shim'a (Hebrew: שִׁמְעָה‎), also Yonadav (Hebrew: יוֹנָדָב‎), is a non-religious communal Israeli settlement in the southern Judaean Mountains of the West Bank along the Green Line south of Livne and Teneh Omarim. Located on a hill 600 metres above sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 538.

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Map of Shim'a

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

History

The settlement was first established in 1982 as a pioneer Nahal military outpost, and demilitarized when turned over to residential purposes in 1988. As of 2015, Shim'a had approximately 600 residents. It is named after King David's brother Shimeah and his son Jonadab (2 Samuel 13:3).

References

Shim'a Wikipedia