Vered Yeriho

Vered Yeriho וֶרֶד יְרִיחוֹ
Vered Yeriho
Coordinates: 31°49′35″N35°25′54″E / 31.82639°N 35.43167°E / 31.82639; 35.43167
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Council	Megilot
Region	West Bank
Affiliation	Agricultural Union
Founded	1979
Population  (2023) [1]	416

Vered Yeriho (Hebrew : וֶרֶד יְרִיחוֹ, lit.  'Rose of Jericho') is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank. Located near Jericho in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 416. ^[1]

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. ^[2]

History

According to ARIJ, in 1978 Israel confiscated 618 dunams of land from the Palestinian site of Nabi Musa in order to construct Vered Yeriho. ^[3]

The community was founded in 1979 as a result of the dissociation of the secular nucleus from the religious nucleus in Mitzpe Yeriho, a nearby settlement to the west of Vered Yeriho. The moshav is located on a hill overlooking the Aqabat Jaber section of Jericho. From the scenic perimeter road of the moshav, one can see Jericho and the northern Dead Sea.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
2. "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
3. An Nabi Musa Locality Profile, ARIJ, p. 7