Beit Aryeh-Ofarim
Beit Aryeh
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Local council (from 1989) | |
| Coordinates: 32°2′15″N 35°2′59″E / 32.03750°N 35.04972°E | |
| Region | West Bank |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Yehuda Elboim |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,500 dunams (8.5 km2 or 3.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5,517 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | House of Aryeh - Fawns |
Beit Aryeh-Ofarim (Hebrew: בֵּית אַרְיֵה-עֳפָרִים) is an Israeli settlement and local council in the northern West Bank. It is located 32 kilometers (20 mi) north of Jerusalem and 25 kilometers (16 mi) east of Tel Aviv, near the Palestinian village of al-Lubban al-Gharbi, 3.8 km kilometers east of the Green line. It is situated on the Palestinian side of the Israeli West Bank barrier, on 8,500 dunams of land. In 2022 it had a population of 5,517.
Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.