Gilgal ( he, גִּלְגָּל) is an
Israeli settlement organized as a
kibbutz in the
West Bank
The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
. Located in the
Jordan Valley
The Jordan Valley ( ar, غور الأردن, ''Ghor al-Urdun''; he, עֵמֶק הַיַרְדֵּן, ''Emek HaYarden'') forms part of the larger Jordan Rift Valley. Unlike most other river valleys, the term "Jordan Valley" often applies just to ...
around 16 kilometres north of
Jericho with an area of 1,400
dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council
Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית בקעת הירדן, ''Mo'atza Azorit Bik'at HaYarden'', ''lit.'' Jordan Valley Regional Council), also Aravot HaYarden (''lit.'' Jordan Plains) is a regional council covering 21 Isra ...
. 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.
History
Gilgal was established in 1970 as a
Nahal settlement, and was named for the ancient biblical site of
Gilgal
Gilgal ( he, גִּלְגָּל ''Gilgāl''), also known as Galgala or Galgalatokai of the 12 Stones ( grc-gre, Γαλαγα or , ''Dōdekalithōn''), is the name of one or more places in the Hebrew Bible. Gilgal is mentioned 39 times, in particula ...
. It was converted to a civilian kibbutz in 1973.
[Crown-Tamir, Hela (2000)]
"Gil'gal"
in ''How to Walk in the Footsteps of Jesus and the Prophets: A Scripture Reference Guide for Biblical Sites in Israel and Jordan'', Gefen Publishing House Ltd, Jerusalem.
According to
ARIJ, in order to construct Gilgal, Israel confiscated land in 1970 from two
Palestinian
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
villages: 858
dunams from
Fasayil
Fasayil or Fasa'il ( ar, فصايل) is a Palestinian village in the northeastern West Bank, a part of the Jericho Governorate, located northwest of Jericho and about southeast of Nablus. The closest Palestinian locality is Duma to the west. Th ...
, and 268 dunams from
Al-Auja.
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Economy
Gilgal has invested millions of dollars in state-of-the-art water technology to boost its production of
medjool
The Majhūl date ( - tamar al-majhūl, literally, ''unknown'', from جَهِلَ, ''to not know'') also known as ''Medjool, Medjoul,'' or ''Majhool'', is a large, sweet cultivated variety of date (''Phoenix dactylifera'') from the Tafilalt reg ...
dates
Date or dates may refer to:
*Date (fruit), the fruit of the date palm (''Phoenix dactylifera'')
Social activity
*Dating, a form of courtship involving social activity, with the aim of assessing a potential partner
**Group dating
* Play date, a ...
. The system is based on the utilization of wastewater.
Medjool Dates From Israel Wastewater Proving Favorite of Foodies
Bloomberg
Climate
See also
*Gilgal I
Gilgal I ( he, גלגל) is an archaeological site in the Jordan Valley, West Bank, dated to the early Neolithic period. The site is located north of ancient Jericho. The features and artifacts unearthed at Gilgal I shed important light on agr ...
, early Neolithic site (11,400–11,200 BP) near the kibbutz, with earliest findings of fig tree cultivation in the world
*Judean date palm
The Judean date palm is a date palm (''Phoenix dactylifera'') grown in Judea. It is not clear whether there was ever a single distinct Judean cultivar, but dates grown in the region have had distinctive reputations for thousands of years, and the ...
References
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Kibbutzim
Kibbutz Movement
Nahal settlements
Israeli settlements in the West Bank
Populated places established in 1970
1970 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate