Israeli settlement in the West Bank
Yakir
Yakir is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) southwest of the Palestinian city of Nablus, near Revava and Nofim, on Road 5066, roughly between Barkan and Karnei Shomron.
Organised as a community settlement, it was founded in February 1981 on lands that the Israeli government expropriated from the nearby Palestinian village of Deir Istiya. It sits at 420 metres above sea level and is under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 2,742.
How locals move
Getting around Yakir the local way
- Get aroundHitchhiking (Tremp) Ariel is long and narrow (it follows the crest of a long mountain ridge), so it could be a long walk from one part to another.
- Go nextHitch a ride, or take Palestinian licence-plated taxi, from Ariel Junction to Nablus.
From Wikivoyage: Ariel, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2025-08.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: עדירל (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.