Gitit (Israeli settlement)

Gitit
גִּתִּית, גיתית
Gitit is located in the Northern West Bank
Gitit
Gitit
Coordinates: 32°6′3.82″N 35°23′45.59″E / 32.1010611°N 35.3959972°E / 32.1010611; 35.3959972
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilBik'at HaYarden
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationMishkei Herut Beitar
Founded1972
Founded byNahal
Population
 (2022)[1]
502
Websitewww.gittit.co.il

Gitit (Hebrew: גִּתִּית) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a moshav.[2] Located in the Jordan Valley with an area of 1,500 dunams (1.5 km2; 0.58 sq mi), it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.[2] In 2022 it had a population of 502.[1]

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Gitit Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council
  3. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.