Metzad
מיצד | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • unofficial | Asfar |
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  Metzad | |
| Coordinates: 31°35′9″N 35°11′14″E / 31.58583°N 35.18722°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Gush Etzion |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,228 |
Metzad (Hebrew: מיצד), also known as Asfar (אַסְפָר), is an Israeli settlement organised as a community settlement in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the West Bank. Established as by ultra-orthodox Jews in 1984, it is located south of Bethlehem in the eastern Judean Mountains, 14.5 km from the Green Line, outside the Separation Barrier. In January 2022 its population was 1110, up 35% from five years earlier. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Gush Etzion Regional Council.[2][3]
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Gush Etzion Communities Archived 2011-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.