Almon, Mateh Binyamin
Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Almon
foundation = 1982
founded_by =
region =West Bank
council = Mateh Binyamin
industry =
affiliation = Amana
website =Almon (Lang-he|עלמון), also known as Anatot ( _he. ענתות), is a communal
Israeli settlement in theWest Bank . Located nearJerusalem , it falls under the jurisdiction ofMateh Binyamin Regional Council . In 2006 it had a population of 808.The village was established in 1982 by a number of secular families with the help of the Amana organisation, and was named Anatot after the
Levite city ofAnathoth mentioned in theBook of Jeremiah 1:1. It later adopted the name Almon after the nearby Arab village of 'Ilmit.Geography
Almon is located on a hill near the ruins of the Hariton Temple and the Prat Stream, between
Jerusalem (Pisgat Ze'ev ) andMa'ale Adumim /Kfar Adumim . It is close to the Palestinian villages'Anata andHizma .Transport
Almon is connected to Jerusalem and Highway 1 via Road 437. Buses are the only form of public transport available, entering the village 4 times on a workday.
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