Kalya

Kalya
Kibbutz Kalya
Kibbutz Kalya
Kalya is located in the Central West Bank
Kalya
Kalya
Coordinates: 31°44′55″N 35°27′58″E / 31.74861°N 35.46611°E / 31.74861; 35.46611
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMegilot
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1929 (original)
1968 (current)
Founded byDead Sea Works employees
Population
 (2022)
490[1]
Websitewww.kalia.org.il

Kalya (Hebrew: קַלְיָה) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the West Bank. It was originally established in 1929 but was occupied and destroyed by the Jordanians in 1948; it was later rebuilt in 1968 after the Six-Day War. Located on the northern shore of the Dead Sea, 360 meters below sea level,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 490.

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

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ The Farkashes of Kibbutz Kalya
  3. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.