Yakir
Yakir is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, 15 kilometers southwest of the Palestinian city of Nablus, near Revava and Nofim, on Road 5066, roughly between Barkan and Karnei Shomron.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 2,180 residents
- Description: Israeli settlement in the West Bank
- Also known as: “Yaqqir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Elmatan.
Elmatan
Residential area
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Matan is an illegal Israeli outpost in the West Bank on the lands of the Palestinian village of Wad Qana, located around a kilometer south of Ma'ale Shomron, under the jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council. Elmatan is situated 3½ km west of Yakir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Havvat Yair and Nofim.
Havvat Yair
Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yair Farm is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, built as an illegal outpost in 1999 and legalized in 2021 by the Israeli government. Located near Nofim and Yakir, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council.
Nofim
Village
Photo: Ely1, Public domain.
Nofim is an Israeli settlement on the western edge of the northern West Bank. Located adjacent to Yakir and about 30 km east of Tel Aviv, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council.
Alonei Shilo
Hamlet
Alonei Shilo is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank. Located near Karnei Shomron, the outpost was established in 1999. It was initially named Nof Kaneh, after nearby Kaneh stream, but was later renamed after Shilo Levi, an Israeli soldier who was killed in the 1997 Israeli helicopter disaster, when two Israeli helicopters crashed in mid-air.
Yakir
- Categories: Israeli settlement and locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.14938° or 32° 8′ 58″ northLongitude
35.11452° or 35° 6′ 52″ eastPopulation
2,180Elevation
399 metres (1,309 feet)Open location code
8G4Q44X7+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 768050416OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
281303Wikidata ID
Q2777666
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