Kalya
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Kalya () is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the West Bank. It was originally established in 1929 but was occupied and destroyed by the Jordanians in 1948; it was later rebuilt in 1968 after the Six-Day War. Located on the northern shore of the Dead Sea, 360 meters below sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Key facts
- Israel village.name
- Kalya
- Israel village.image
- File:005-Kalia pathway1.jpg
- Israel village.caption
- Kibbutz Kalya
- Israel village.founded
- 1929 (original)1968 (current)
- Israel village.country
- Palestine
- Israel village.region
- West Bank
- Israel village.district
- js
- Israel village.council
- Megilot
- Israel village.affiliation
- Kibbutz Movement
- Israel village.pushpin_map
- Israel binyamin
- Israel village.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Israel village.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Israel village.website
- www.kalia.org.il
- Israel village.hebname
- קַלְיָה
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- kibbutz
- Country
- Israeli-occupied territories
- Located in
- Megilot Regional Council
- Population
- 440
- Elevation
- -360
- Official website
- www.kalia.org.il
- Image
- Dead Sea Qalya Beach3.JPG
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- Kalya
- inception
- 1968-01-01
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Kalya () is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the West Bank. It was originally established in 1929 but was occupied and destroyed by the Jordanians in 1948; it was later rebuilt in 1968 after the Six-Day War. Located on the northern shore of the Dead Sea, 360 meters below sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kalya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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