Kiryat Luza

Kiryat Luza
  • قرية لوزة
  • קרית לוזה
Kiryat Luza is located in the West Bank
Kiryat Luza
Kiryat Luza
Location within the West Bank
Kiryat Luza is located in State of Palestine
Kiryat Luza
Kiryat Luza
Location within the de jure State of Palestine
Coordinates: 32°12′12″N 35°16′12″E / 32.203399°N 35.270081°E / 32.203399; 35.270081
CountryPalestine
RegionWest Bank
GovernorateNablus
Population
 • Total
380
Time zoneUTC+2:00 (Palestine Standard Time)

Kiryat Luza (Arabic: قرية لوزة, Hebrew: קרית לוזה) is a village situated on Mount Gerizim near the city of Nablus in the West Bank. It is within Area B of the West Bank, and as a result is under the joint control of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority,[1] and is the only remaining site populated wholly by Samaritans. Kiryat Luza is home to roughly half of the world's total Samaritan population, with the other half located in the Israeli city of Holon.[2]

  1. ^ Barbati, Gabrielle (21 January 2013). "Israeli Election Preview: The Samaritans, Caught Between Two Votes". International Business Times. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  2. ^ Louis J. Salome, Violence, veils, and bloodlines: reporting from war zones, McFarland, 2010 p.76.