Ateret
Israeli settlement in the West Bank
title: "Ateret" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["religious-israeli-settlements", "populated-places-established-in-1981", "mateh-binyamin-regional-council", "1981-establishments-in-the-israeli-military-governorate", "community-settlements", "israeli-settlements-in-the-west-bank"] description: "Israeli settlement in the West Bank" topic_path: "geography/israel" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ateret" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Israeli settlement in the West Bank ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Israel village"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ateret |
| hebname | עטרת |
| meaning | Crown |
| image | Ateret7732.JPG |
| foundation | 1981 |
| founded_by | Residents of Petah Tikva |
| country | Palestine |
| council | Mateh Binyamin |
| district | js |
| population | |
| popyear | |
| population_footnotes | |
| pushpin_map | Israel binyamin#West Bank |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the Israeli settlement in the West Bank ::
| name = Ateret | hebname = עטרת | meaning = Crown | image = Ateret7732.JPG | foundation = 1981 | founded_by = Residents of Petah Tikva | country = Palestine | council = Mateh Binyamin | district=js | population = | popyear = | population_footnotes = | pushpin_map = Israel binyamin#West Bank |pushpin_mapsize=250 | coordinates =
Ateret () is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank. Located in the municipal jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, it is located on a hilltop, at an elevation of 760 metres, occupying land confiscated by Israel from three nearby Palestinian villages: Ajjul, 'Atara, and Umm Safa. In it had a population of .
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
Etymology
Initially, the locality was called Neve Tzof B, due to its proximity to the existing Neve Tzuf locality . Later, the name "Ateret" was given, in connection with the name of the biblical city "Atarot" in the land of the Tribe of Ephraim. This is due to the proximity to the village of Atara, which preserves this name.
History
The village was founded in August 1981 by a group, led by Tzvi Halamish, of eight families and a few singles.
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from three nearby Palestinian villages in order to construct Ateret:
References
References
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- Valk, Guus. [http://www.nrc.nl/international/Features/article2516863.ece/Under_construction_utopian_city_for_Palestinian_yuppies Under construction: utopian city for Palestinian yuppies] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-04-06 NRC Handelsblad. 2 April 2010)
- [http://myesha.org.il/?CategoryID=175&ArticleID=125 Ateret]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170905232946/http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Ajjul_Profile_en.pdf 'Ajjul Village Profile], ARIJ, p. 17
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170906183536/http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Atara_tp_en.pdf Atara Village profile], ARIJ, p. 18
- [http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Umm%20Safa_vp_en.pdf Umm Safa Village Profile], ARIJ p. 16
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