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'''Givat HaMatos''' ({{lang-he|גבעת המטוס}}) is a caravan village in southern [[Jerusalem]] populatedestablished byas memberstemporary ofhousing thefor [[Beta Israel|Ethiopian Jewish immigrants]] community living in [[Israel]]. The village encompasses an area of 170 [[dunams]]. It is bordered by [[Talpiot]] in the north, [[Gilo]] in the south, and [[Beit Safafa]] in the west.

The caravans were built on a hill in 1991 to house a large influx of Ethiopian Jews airlifted to Israel. According to a [[Hebrew University]] political scientist, Givat Hamatos was "an empty hillside, cold and windswept in the winter, in the far south of the municipal area. It was close to...Bethlehem and Beit Jallah, and included a minefield left over from a previous war."<ref>[http://www.jstandard.com/index.php/content/item/20693/ The forgotten poor of Givat Hamatos]</ref>Amidar, a government housing company, also placed homeless Israeli families in Givt HaMatos until alternate housing could be found.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-105586738.html Trouble on the hill? [[Jerusalem Post]]]</ref>