Telem (Israeli settlement)

Telem
תֶּלֶם
Etymology: Furrow
Telem is located in the Southern West Bank
Telem
Telem
Coordinates: 31°33′51″N 35°01′52″E / 31.56417°N 35.03111°E / 31.56417; 35.03111
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilHar Hevron
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationMishkei Herut Beitar
Founded31 January 1982
Population
 (2022)[1]
540

Telem (Hebrew: תֶּלֶם) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Organized as a communal settlement, it is located in the southern Judean Hills region, west of Kiryat Arba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 540.

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

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.