Beit Zayit

Beit Zayit
בֵּית זַיִת
Etymology: House of Olives
Beit Zayit is located in Jerusalem
Beit Zayit
Beit Zayit
Beit Zayit is located in Israel
Beit Zayit
Beit Zayit
Coordinates: 31°46′58″N 35°9′34″E / 31.78278°N 35.15944°E / 31.78278; 35.15944
Country Israel
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1949
Founded byEgyptian, Romanian and Yugoslav Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,621
Websitewww.beit-zait.org
Beit Zayit
Beit Zayit Reservoir and Moshav Beit Zayit behind it
Beit Zayit reservoir

Beit Zayit (Hebrew: בֵּית זַיִת, lit.'House of Olives') is a moshav in 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).

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Bard, Mitchell G. (2016). "Bet Zayit". Jewish Virtual Library. American–Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. Retrieved May 2, 2019.