Beit Zayit
בֵּית זַיִת | |
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| Etymology: House of Olives | |
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| Coordinates: 31°46′58″N 35°9′34″E / 31.78278°N 35.15944°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Egyptian, Romanian and Yugoslav Jews |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,621 |
| Website | www |
Beit Zayit (Hebrew: בֵּית זַיִת, lit. 'House of Olives') is a moshav in central Israel. Located just outside the Jerusalem municipal border to the west, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,621.[1]
Beit Zayit lies on the edge of the Jerusalem Forest. Nearby is a dam, built to collect winter flood waters[2] and create the Beit Zayit Reservoir, meant to slow down the flow of the Soreq Stream and allow water to seep into the Western Mountain Aquifer, a task it seems not to fulfill properly (look here for the Hebrew article).
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Bard, Mitchell G. (2016). "Bet Zayit". Jewish Virtual Library. American–Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. Retrieved May 2, 2019.