Giv'at Ze'ev
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Hebrew | גבעת זאב |
Founded in | 1982 |
Government | Local council |
District | Judea and Samaria (West Bank) |
Population | 10 700 (CBS end of 2005) |
Jurisdiction | 1 000 dunams (1 km²) |
Giv'at Ze'ev (Hebrew: גבעת זאב) is a large Local council within the borders of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, just to the northwest of Jerusalem. It is one of the largest Israeli settlements with a 2004 population of 10,635.
Giv'at Ze'ev was founded in 1982, and was declared a Local council in 1984. It has six elementary schools and one junior high school.
It is located just off of Highway 443, and thus has easy access to both Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv area.
It can be reached by public transportation from/to Jerusalem using Egged bus 171,271,371.
It can be reached by public transportation from/to Tel-Aviv using Egged bus 471.
Judea and Samaria District | ||
Cities | Ariel · Betar Illit · Ma'ale Adummim | |
Regional committees | Hebron | |
Local councils | Alfei Menashe · Beit Arieh · Bet El · Efrat · Elkana · Giv'at Ze'ev · Har Adar · Immanuel · Karnei Shomron · Kedumim · Kiryat Arba · Ma'ale Efraim · Modi'in Illit · Oranit | |
Regional councils | Gush Etzion · Har Hebron · Matte Binyamin · Megilot Dead Sea · Shomron · Southern Jordan Valley (Biq'at Hayarden) |