Kiryat Luza
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Kiryat Luza
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  Kiryat Luza Location within the West Bank  Kiryat Luza Location within the de jure State of Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°12′12″N 35°16′12″E / 32.203399°N 35.270081°E | |
| Country |  Palestine |
| Region | West Bank |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Population | |
| • Total | 380 |
| Time zone | UTC+2:00 (Palestine Standard Time) |
Kiryat Luza (Samaritan Hebrew: ࠒࠓࠉࠕ ࠋࠅࠆࠄ, Arabic: قرية لوزة, Hebrew: קרית לוזה) is a Samaritan village situated on Mount Gerizim near the city of Nablus in the West Bank. It is within Area B of the West Bank, and as a result is under the joint control of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority,[1] and is the only remaining site populated wholly by Samaritans. Kiryat Luza is home to roughly half of the world's total Samaritan population, with the other half located in the Israeli city of Holon.[2]
Location and reasons of moving into the village[edit]
The village is adjacent to the Jewish Israeli settlement of Har Brakha. Until the 1980s, most Samaritans in the West Bank resided in Nablus proper, below Mount Gerizim, and began to relocate to Kiryat Luza due to a spike in violence throughout Israel and the Palestinian Territories during the First Intifada; the Israeli military maintains an active presence in the area (see Israeli occupation of the West Bank).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Barbati, Gabrielle (21 January 2013). "Israeli Election Preview: The Samaritans, Caught Between Two Votes". International Business Times. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ Louis J. Salome, Violence, veils, and bloodlines: reporting from war zones, McFarland, 2010 p.76.
- ^ "CNN.com - Amid conflict, Samaritans keep unique identity - Oct. 8, 2002". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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