Beit Zayit
Beit Zayit
בית זית | |
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| Etymology: House of Olives | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′58″N 35°9′34″E / 31.78278°N 35.15944°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Egyptian, Romanian and Yugoslav Jews |
| Population (2022) | 1,621 |
| Website | www |
Beit Zayit (Hebrew: בית זית, lit. 'House of Olives') is a moshav in central Israel. Located just outside the Jerusalem municipal border to the west, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,621. Beit Zayit lies in the Judaean Mountains on the edge of the Jerusalem Forest, the artificial municipal pine forest planted in by the Jewish National Fund on the outskirts of West Jerusalem.