Barkan
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Barkan (Template:Langx) is an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank, about 8 km west of the Palestinian city of Salfit, under the administrative local government of the Shomron Regional Council. In Template:Israel populations its population was Template:Israel populations.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[1]
History
Founded in June 1981 by secular Israelis from the Beitar and Herut movements, Barkan is part of a chain of settlements built along the Trans-Samaria Highway, and adjacent to the Barkan Industrial Park. The park, established in 1982, has 120 businesses and factories manufacturing plastics, metal-work, food, textile, and more. Of the 5,000 workers, 90% are Palestinian Arabs.[2]
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from two Palestinian villages in order to construct Barkan: 167 dunams from Qarawat Bani Hassan,[3] and 353 dunams from Sarta.[4]
"Barkan" is called after the Hebrew name of the Syrian thistle. The original name of the town was Beit Abba after Abba Ahimeir, a leader of the Lehi.[5]
Archaeology
An archeological site east of the town contains remnants of an Israelite settlement during the time of the first and second temples.
See also
References
External links
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- ↑ Qarawat Bani Hassan Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 17
- ↑ Sarta Village Profile (including ‘Izbat Abu Adam Locality), p. 18
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