Shilo (Israeli settlement)

Shilo
שִׁילֹה
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • Translit.Šîlô
 • Also spelledShiloh (unofficial)
A sign at the entrance to Shiloh
A sign at the entrance to Shiloh
Official logo of Shilo
Shilo is located in the Central West Bank
Shilo
Shilo
Coordinates: 32°3′14″N 35°17′55″E / 32.05389°N 35.29861°E / 32.05389; 35.29861
Grid position216279/689627 ITM
RegionWest Bank
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
Founded1978 (Israeli settlement)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total5,072
Name meaningShiloh (biblical city)
Websiteshilo.org.il

Shilo (Hebrew: שִׁלֹה / שילה Šîlô) is an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank. Located 28 miles (45 km) north of Jerusalem on Route 60 and organised as a religious community settlement, it is neighboured by the Israeli settlements of Eli and Maale Levona and the Palestinian villages Sinjil, Turmus Ayya and Qaryut, and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.

In 2022 it had a population of 5,072 (the official census includes the population of Shvut Rachel and additional unincorporated communities to its east).

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Israeli Settlements and International Law". IMFA.
  3. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.