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Ateret

1981 establishments in the Israeli Military GovernorateCommunity settlementsIsraeli settlements in the West BankMateh Binyamin Regional CouncilPopulated places established in 1981
Religious Israeli settlements

Ateret (Hebrew: עֲטֶרֶת, lit. Crown) is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank. Located in the municipal jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, it is located on a hilltop, at an elevation of 760 metres, occupying land confiscated by Israel from three nearby Palestinian villages: Ajjul, 'Atara, and Umm Safa. In 2021 it had a population of 954. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

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Ateret
Bnay Chashmonai,

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Judea and Samaria, Palestinian Territories
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