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Giv'at Ze'ev
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| Giv'at Ze'ev | ||
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| Hebrew | גבעת זאב | |
| Founded in | 1982 | |
| Government | Local council | |
| District | Judea and Samaria (West Bank) | |
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| Population | 10700 (2005) | |
| Jurisdiction | 4841 dunams (4.841 km²) | |
| Head of Municipality | Amos Tartman | |
| Website | http://www.givat-zeev.muni.il/ (Hebrew) | |
Giv'at Ze'ev (Hebrew: גבעת זאב) is a Local council located northwest of Jerusalem. While it lies within the borders of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, it is a separate municipal entity. It is one of the larger Israeli settlements with a 2004 population of 10,635.
Giv'at Ze'ev, named after Ze'ev Jabotinsky, was founded in 1982, and was declared a Local council in 1984. It has six elementary schools and one junior high school. Givat Ze'ev is the center of the Karlin-Stolin dynasty of Hassidim.
It is located just off of Highway 443, and thus has easy access to both Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv area.
It can be reached by public transportation from/to Jerusalem using Egged bus 171,271,371.
It can be reached by public transportation from/to Tel-Aviv using Egged bus 471.
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| Cities | Ariel | Betar Illit | Ma'ale Adummim |  |
| Regional committees | Hebron | |
| Local councils | Alfei Menashe | Beit Arieh | Bet El | Efrat | Elkana | Giv'at Ze'ev | Har Adar | Immanuel | Karnei Shomron | Kedumim | Kiryat Arba | Ma'ale Efraim | Modi'in Illit | Oranit | |
| Regional councils | Gush Etzion | Har Hebron | Matte Binyamin | Megilot Dead Sea | Shomron | Southern Jordan Valley (Biq'at Hayarden) | |
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