Har Adar
Har Adar
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Local council (from 1995) | |
Coordinates: 31°49′34″N 35°07′47″E / 31.82611°N 35.12972°E | |
Region | West Bank |
District | Judea and Samaria Area |
Governorate | Jerusalem Governorate |
Founded | 1982 |
Government | |
• Head of Municipality | Hen Filipowicz (since 2013) |
Area | |
• Total | 994 dunams (99.4 ha or 246 acres) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 4,065 |
• Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Mount Adar |
Har Adar (Hebrew: הַר אֲדָר) is an Israeli settlement organized as a local council in the Seam Zone and the Maccabim sub-region of the West Bank. Founded in 1986,[2] it had a population of 4,065 in 2022. It is located near Abu Ghosh and the Green Line on Road 425, approximately 15 kilometers west of Jerusalem. Har Adar is ranked high on the Israeli socio-economic scale, at 9/10.[3] Har Adar was initially built adjacent to the Green Line but is now largely located within the West Bank.[4][5]
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[6]
History
An antiquities site at Har Adar has been turned into a small archaeological park, based on finds from a salvage excavation conducted in 1991 on behalf of the Staff Officer for Archaeology, Judea and Samaria, directed by M. Dadon. A building complex was uncovered, with two strata, dating from the fifth to the mid-first centuries BCE, revealing a fort from the Persian period and a farmhouse from the Hellenistic period. In the Ottoman period a wing was added to the house.[7] The location of Har Adar was named Radar Hill (
According to the ARIJ, Israeli authorities expropriated land from three Palestinian West Bank villages for the construction of Har Adar:
On the morning of 26 September 2017, a Palestinian gunman opened fire at the checkpoint in the separation barrier at the rear of the settlement, killing one Border Police officer and two security guards, while wounding a fourth.[13]
Demographics
In 2009, the population of Har Adar was 99.3% Jewish with 1,700 men and 1,600 women.[3] The age distribution was as follows:
Age | 0–4 | 5–9 | 10–14 | 15–19 | 20–29 | 30–44 | 45–59 | 60–64 | 65–74 | 75+ |
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Percentage | 9.6 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 12.4 | 20.3 | 17.6 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics[3] |
Economy
Har Adar is ranked 9/10 (high) on the Israeli socio-economic scale.
In 2009, there were 1,471 salaried workers in Har Adar. The average salary for males was NIS 15,987, and 8,882 for women – both higher than the national average. 25.5% salaried workers worked for minimum wage. In addition, there were 143 self-employed workers, with an average income of NIS 12,311.[3]
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Uri Blau Har Adar Is Over the Green Line, but Its Residents Don't Like to Be Called Settlers Haaretz 15 March 2013
- ^ a b c d e f "Local Authorities in Israel 2009, Publication #1451 - Municipality Profiles - Har Adar" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-226-11276-3.
- ^ Kershner, Isabel (26 September 2017). "Palestinian Gunman Kills 3 Israelis at West Bank Crossing". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Dadon, M. Har Adar, Excavations and Surveys in Israel 14:87-88
- ^ a b Vilnai, Ze'ev (1976). "Giv'at HaRadar". Ariel Encyclopedia (in Hebrew). Vol. 2. Israel: Am Oved. pp. 1165–1166.
- ^ ISBN 965-448-413-7.
- ^ Biddu Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 18
- ^ Beit Surik Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 17
- ^ Qatanna Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 17
- ^ Yotam Berger, Amos Harel, Jack Khoury and Nir Hasson (September 26, 2017). "Three Israelis Killed in Terrorist Attack in West Bank Settlement". Haaretz.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Har Adar: The Most Economically Organized Council". Emtza HaShavu'a (Jerusalem) (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. February 26, 2008.
External links
- Har Adar local council web site (in Hebrew)