Meitar ( he, מֵיתָר) is a small
local council north-east of
Beersheba
Beersheba or Beer Sheva, officially Be'er-Sheva ( he, בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, ''Bəʾēr Ševaʿ'', ; ar, بئر السبع, Biʾr as-Sabʿ, Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. ...
, in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
's
Southern District. The town lies on
Highway 60 just south of the
Green Line on the southern edge of
Mount Hebron
The Hebron Hills, also known as Mount Hebron ( ar, جبل الخليل, translit=Jabal al-Khalīl, he, הר חברון, translit=Har Hevron), are a mountain ridge, geographic region, and geologic formation, comprising the southern part of the J ...
, alongside the
Yatir Forest. Metar is 19 km north of
Beer-Sheva and is in between the two
Bedouin towns of
Hura
Hura, or Houra ( he, חוּרָה, ar, حورة) is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel. It is located near Beersheba and beside the town Meitar. The town was established in 1989 as a part of solution offered by the state for the ...
and
Laqiya. In it had a population of .
With a land area of 16,696
dunams (~16.7 km
2), Meitar is ranked very highly on the Israeli socio-economic scale, with a score of 9/10.
History
Meitar was founded in 1984. The area drew national attention during the
Shai Dromi trial.
References
External links
Psagot elementary school in MeitarAmit elementary school in MeitarMeitarim High school in MeitarMetar Sports Club
Populated places established in 1984
Local councils in Southern District (Israel)
1984 establishments in Israel
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