Ma'ale Shomron

Ma'ale Shomron
מַעֲלֵה שׁוֹמְרוֹן
Ma'ale Shomron is located in the Northern West Bank
Ma'ale Shomron
Ma'ale Shomron
Coordinates: 32°9′53″N 35°4′16″E / 32.16472°N 35.07111°E / 32.16472; 35.07111
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilShomron
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationMishkei Herut Beitar
Founded1980
Population
 (2019)[1]
996

Ma'ale Shomron (Hebrew: מַעֲלֵה שׁוֹמְרוֹן) is an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank. Located about 300 metres above sea level, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 996.[1]

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

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.