of Rimonim was built immediately adjacent to the archaeological site of
Khirbet el-Kiliya. According to
ARIJ, Israel confiscated 393
dunam of land from the nearby
Palestinian town of
Taybeh in order to construct Rimonim in 1977. Rimonim was established in 1977 (20
Shevat 5737) as a temporary pioneer
Nahal military outpost. Three years later in 1980 (on 4
Tishrei 5741), it moved to the current location, demilitarized and turned over to residential purposes non-
religious Jewish Israelis with help from the
Amana settlement organization. In the mid-2000s the village allowed religious Jews to move in. Until then, it had been almost exclusively secular in nature. Services provided include a synagogue and
mikveh, a
half-Olympic sized swimming pool, post office,
nursery,
kindergarten,
library, basketball court, and youth centre. At the edge of town, there is a look-out point, from which one can view the
Jordan Valley and the
Dead Sea. ==Archaeology==