Elkana

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Elkana or Elqana is a Jewish settlement in the Samaria region of the West Bank. It was founded in 1977 and as of 2002 it ahd a population of 4,000. It was established as one the earliest settlements after 64 Knesset members signed a bill to allow te use of state land in the area for construction. Amongst the first families to move to the settlement was that of the former Chief of Staff Shaul Mofaz. The town was named after the father of Samuel who was thought to live in the area. The town is mostly religious, as is one of the most sought after areas in the West Bank.

Elkana is sited just to the east of the Green Line, and is adjacent to the city of Rosh HaAyin.


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