Shim'a
Israeli settlement in the West Bank
title: "Shim'a" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["non-religious-israeli-settlements", "populated-places-established-in-1982", "nahal-settlements", "1982-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/Shim'a" 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 Kibbutz"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Shim'a |
| image | File:Shimeah.JPG |
| hebname | / |
| foundation | 1982 |
| altOffSp | Yonadav |
| country | Palestine |
| region | West Bank |
| district | js |
| council | Har Hevron |
| affiliation | Amana |
| popyear | |
| population | |
| population_footnotes | |
| pushpin_map | Israel south wb |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
| name = Shim'a | image = File:Shimeah.JPG | hebname = / | meaning= | foundation = 1982 | altOffSp = Yonadav | country = Palestine | region = West Bank | district = js | council = Har Hevron | affiliation = Amana | popyear = | population = | population_footnotes = | pushpin_map = Israel south wb |pushpin_label_position = top | pushpin_mapsize = 250 |coordinates =
Shim'a (), also Yonadav (), is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, along the Green Line south of Livne and Teneh Omarim. Located on a hill 600 metres above sea level, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. 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.
Name
Shim'a/Yonadav is named after King David's brother Shimeah and his son Jonadab ().
History
The settlement was first established in 1982 as a pioneer Nahal military outpost, and demilitarized when turned over to residential purposes in 1988. As of 2015, Shim'a had approximately 600 residents.
References
References
- (10 December 2009). "The Geneva Convention". BBC News.
- Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p. 68, {{ISBN. 965-220-423-4 {{in lang. he
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