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Kiryat Luza (Arabic:قرية لوزة,Hebrew:קרית לוזה) is a village situated onMount Gerizim near the city ofNablus in theWest Bank. It is withinArea B of the West Bank, and as a result is under the joint control ofIsrael and thePalestinian National Authority,[1] and is the only remaining site populated wholly bySamaritans. Kiryat Luza is home to roughly half of the world's total Samaritan population, with the other half located in the Israeli city ofHolon.[2]
The villageSamaritan Museum is a museum in Kiryat Luza, it was opened in 1996 in the village, with small funding from the Palestinian Authority, it contains descriptions of the life of Samaritans,[5][6] as well as historical documents and artifacts.[7] As well as a synagogue,[8] and a tahini factory.[9][6]
The village also contains a school that teaches the Samaritan religion, it was established in 1990, closed in 1998 due to low attendance, and then reopened in 2002.[10][11]
TheMount Gerizim International Peace Center is also located within the village, it offers the "Samaritan Medal for Peace and Humanitarian achievements", since 2005, it is given to "the most prominent activists of peace and humanity".[12][13]
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TheMount Gerizim International Peace Center and the visitor center
The Samaritan Museum, notice the four language sign
