Na'aran (Israeli settlement)
Israeli settlement in the West Bank
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Na'aran (Hebrew: נערן), formerly known as Niran (נִירָן) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the West Bank.[2] Located in Area C of the Jordan Valley near Jericho,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 155.
Na'aran
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  Na'aran Location within the Central West Bank | |
| Coordinates: 31°58′1″N 35°27′16″E | |
| Country | Palestine |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Bik'at HaYarden |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 18 June 1971 |
| Founded by | Nahal |
| Population (2024)[1] | 155 |
| Website | www.naaran.org |
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[3]
Etymology
History
The settlement was established on 18 June 1971 under the name Niran as a Nahal settlement by the Nahal Command in collaboration with the Agricultural Settlement Department of the Jewish Agency on land prepared by the Jewish National Fund.[4] According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 497 dunams of land from the Palestinian village of Al-Auja in order to construct the settlement.[5] Niran began its existence as "a tented outpost of a few dozen persons."[4] The barren conditions required that soil be carried up from surrounding valleys to make agriculture viable.[4] During its time as a military outpost, it was used to prevent armed infiltration from Jordan and as a disciplinary assignment for delinquent Israeli soldiers.[4] It was demilitarized and converted to a civilian kibbutz in 1977.[6]