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The "Gush Etzion" (Etzion Bloc) Enclave
Area: about 60 km 2 (66,000 dunams)

Settlements within the fence

Year established

Population

Built area (km 2)

Alon Shvut 1970 3,100 0.6129
Bat Ayin 1989 685 0.3454
Efrata 1980 7,000 3.025 (tens of housing units under construction)
El'azar 1975 796 0.6684 (tens of housing units under construction)
Har Gilo 1972 357 0.1454 (tens of housing units under construction)
Kfar Etzion 1967 408 0.9619
Migdal Oz 1977 268 0.4009
Neve Daniel 1982 1,020 0.4227 (tens of housing units under construction)
Rosh Tsurim 1969 247 0.1892
Betar Illit 1990 22,600 5.601 (hundreds of housing units under construction, master plan for 100,000 inhabitants)
Total 36,481 12.3728 km 2

*The plans for founding the town "Geva'ot" in the area of Nahal Geva'ot settlement are still in their beginnings.



Palestinian villages that will be surrounded by the fence:

Village

Population

Battir

4,065

Husan

5,500

Nahhalin

6,200

Wadi Fukin

1,160

Wallaje

1,644

Others

about 250

Total

18,819

 
 
Links for more information

http://www.seamzone.mod.gov.il/Pages/ENG/route.htm
http://www.btselem.org/English/Separation_Barrier
http://www.taayush.org/new/20050607-taebz.pdf
http://www.taayush.org/new/20050615-zrinat.html

 
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