Mitzpe Yeriho

Mitzpe Yeriho מִצְפֵּה יְרִחוֹ‎
Etymology: Jericho lookout
Mitzpe Yeriho
Coordinates: 31°48′58″N 35°23′39″E / 31.81611°N 35.39417°E / 31.81611; 35.39417
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Council	Mateh Binyamin
Region	West Bank
Affiliation	Amana
Founded	October 1977
Population  (2022)[1]	2,657
Website	Official website

Mitzpe Yeriho, also spelled Mitzpeh Yericho (Hebrew: מִצְפֵּה יְרִיחוֹ, lit. Jericho Lookout), is a religious Israeli settlement in the West Bank, located next to the Palestinian city of Jericho, from where it gets its name. Located 20 km east of Jerusalem and 10 km east of Ma'ale Adumim along Highway 1 in the Judean desert, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 2,657.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[2]