Beit Horon

Beit Horon
בית חורון
Beit Horon
Beit Horon
Coordinates: 31°52′36″N 35°7′43″E / 31.87667°N 35.12861°E / 31.87667; 35.12861
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMateh Binyamin
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAmana
Founded1977
Population
 (2022)
1,442

Beit Horon (Hebrew: בית חורון) is a communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Bordering Route 443 between Modi'in and Jerusalem, the biblical pass of Beit Horon (Joshua 10:10), after which it is named, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,442.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

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