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El Matan (Template:Lang-he, lit. Towards Matan or God's Gift) is an Israeli village on the lands of Wad Qana, located around a kilometer south of Ma'ale Shomron, under the jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council. The village was established in 2000 on the Nahal Qana Nature reserve - one of the largest and most important such reserves in the West Bank-by a group of youths from the nearby (Karnei Shomron and Ma'ale Shomron). It is home to an estimated population of 48 (2008), around 16 families and a small number of singles, both religious and non-religious Jews.

A synagogue erected on the site was closed down for lacking a building permit from the authorities in the Israeli Civil Administration.

References

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2. Zafrir Rinat,'Outposts blossom in W. Bank nature reserves,' Haaretz 16 January 2004.
3. "Elmatan". Peace Now. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
4. "Outposts list". Peace Now. Retrieved 2011-03-29.

• Shomron Regional Council
• Unauthorized Israeli settlements
• Populated places established in 2000