Kokhav Ya'akov

Kokhav Ya'akov

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Kokhav Ya'akov
foundation = 1985
founded_by = Amana
region =
council = Mateh Binyamin
industry =
affiliation =
website = [http://kochav-yaakov.com/en/ www.kochav-yaakov.com]

Kokhav Ya'akov (Lang-he|כוכב יעקב. lit. "Star of Ya'akov") is a religious communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located near al-Bireh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 5,600.

The village was established in 1985 by the Amana settlement movement, and was initially named Avir Ya'akov after Rabbi Ya'akov Abuhatzira. In 1988 its name was changed to Kokhav Ya'akov.

The haredi neighborhood of Tel Zion is part of the village. [cite news |first=Tamar |last=Rotem |title=The price is right |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=344380&contrassID=2&subContrassID=14&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y |work=Haaretz |accessdate=2008-09-13]

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External links

* [http://kochav-yaakov.com/en/ Village website] he icon


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