Almon, Mateh Binyamin
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| Coordinates: 31°49′54.12″N 35°17′43.44″E / 31.8317000°N 35.2954000°ECoordinates: 31°49′54.12″N 35°17′43.44″E / 31.8317000°N 35.2954000°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Amana |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Population (2015) | 1,286 |
Almon (Hebrew: עַלְמוֹן), also known as Anatot (Hebrew: עֲנָתוֹת), is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank. Located near Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,286.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
Anatot was established in 1982 by secular families with the help of the Amana organisation. It was named Anatot after the Kohanic city of Anathoth mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah 1:1. The later name Almon has its origins in the Bible (Joshua 21:18, here mentioned together with Anatot). The original biblical site of Almon is believed to lay on the adjacent mountain, southwest of Almon, in what is called Khirbet Almit, based on the testimony of a Jewish pilgrim to the region in 1850.
Until 1990, Anatot was the site of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) detention center. It was closed on February 7, 1990 after the Association for Civil Rights in Israel petitioned the High Court of Justice to shut down the jail because of inhumane conditions there. The IDF closed the facility voluntarily before the High Court could rule on the petition.
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