Elkana
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For other uses, see Elkanah (name).
Elkana or Elqana (Hebrew: אֶלְקָנָה) is an Israeli settlement and local council in the north-western Samarian hills in the West Bank, located 3.1 km to the east of the Green Line and the city of Rosh HaAyin.[2] It was founded in 1977 by a group from Gush Emunim of religious and non-religious Jews, and by July 2020 it had a population of 3858.[3]
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Elkana
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Local council (from 1981) | |
Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | ʔelqana |
Coordinates: 32°6′35.99″N 35°2′3.48″E | |
Region | West Bank |
District | Judea and Samaria Area |
Founded | 1977 |
Government | |
• Head of Municipality | Asaf Mintzer |
Area | |
• Total | 1,148 dunams (1.148 km2 or 284 acres) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 4,301 |
• Density | 3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Named after Elkanah |
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Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[4][5]