Karnei Shomron
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| Karnei Shomron | |
| Hebrew | קרני שומרון |
| Founded in | 1977 |
| Government | Local council |
| Also Spelled | Qarne Shomron (officially) |
| District | Judea and Samaria (West Bank) |
| Population | 6 200 (2004) |
| Jurisdiction | 7 500 dunams (7.5 km²) |
Karnei Shomron, or Qarne Shomron, (Hebrew: קרני שומרון), meaning literally "the Horns of Samaria" is an Israeli local council in the western Samaria region (West Bank), east of Kfar Saba. It is 48 km north-east of Tel Aviv and 85 km north of Jerusalem. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) end of 2004 census, the population of Karnei Shomron is 6,200.
Karnei Shomron is made up of a group of several previously independent Israeli settlements that were united in 1991: Ginot Shomron, Karnei Shomron, Neve Menachem, as well as two newer ones called Alonei Shilo, and Mitzpe Tzvaim.
The chief rabbi of Karnei Shomron is Rabbi Yitzhak Halevi.
[edit] External links
- Karnei Shomron website (Hebrew)
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| Regional committees | Hebron | |
| Local councils | Alfei Menashe | Beit Arieh | Bet El | Efrat | Elkana | Giv'at Ze'ev | Har Adar | Immanuel | Karnei Shomron | Kedumim | Kiryat Arba | Ma'ale Efraim | Modi'in Illit | Oranit | |
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