Kalya

Kalya
Kalya
	Kibbutz Kalya
	Kalya
	Coordinates: 31°44′55″N 35°27′58″E / 31.74861°N 35.46611°E
District	Judea and Samaria Area
Council	Megilot
Region	West Bank
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1929 (original); 1968 (current)
Founded by	Dead Sea Works employees
Population (2022)	490
Website	www.kalia.org.il

Kalya (Hebrew: קַלְיָה) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the West Bank. It was originally established in 1929 but was occupied and destroyed by the Jordanians in 1948; it was later rebuilt in 1968 after the Six-Day War. Located on the northern shore of the Dead Sea, 360 meters below sea level,^[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 490.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[3]

^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ The Farkashes of Kibbutz Kalya
^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.

[Israelpopulations-1] "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[haaretz-2] The Farkashes of Kibbutz Kalya

[BBC_GC4-3] "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.

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