- Shim'a
Infobox Municipality
official_name=Shim'a
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native_name=שמעה
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established_date=1982
settlement_type=Settlement
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subdivision_name1=Judea and Samaria Area
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subdivision_type= Country |subdivision_name =Israel |subdivision_type1=District |established_title=Founded |unit_pref=Dunam |timezone=IST |utc_offset =+2 |timezone_DST=IDT |utc_offset_DST=+3
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pushpin_label_position = left |pushpin_map_caption =Location within Israel |pushpin_mapsize =125 |latd=31|latm=23|lats=16|latNS=N |longd=35 |longm=0|longs=46|longEW=EShim'a ( _he. שמעה), is a non-religious
Jew ish village andIsraeli settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of theWest Bank along the Green Line south ofLivneh andOmarim . The village is located on a hill 600 metresabove sea level and within the municipal jurisdiction of theHar Hebron Regional Council . The village is named afterShammah , the third son ofDavid .The village was first established in 1982 as a pioneer
Nahal military outpost, and demilitarized when turned over to residential purposes in 1988. As of 2007, about eighty families live in Shim'a.External links
* [http://www.amana.co.il/Index.asp?ArticleID=246&CategoryID=100 Profile on Amana website]
* [http://www.peacenow.org.il/site/en/peace.asp?pi=57&docid=316&pos=135&total=148&letter=18&list=11&listpos=8&all=false Profile on Peace Now website]
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