What is "gilo"

Gilo can also refer to:

• Gilo, a settlement/neighborhood in Jerusalem
• Har Gilo, an Israeli settlement near Jerusalem in the West Bank
• Gilo River, a river in the Gambela Region of southwestern Ethiopia
• The fruit of the Scarlet Eggplant or the plant itself, formerly known as Solanum gilo but now placed with the widespread Solanum aethiopicum
• A nickname for retired English cricketer Ashley Giles
• Gilo of Paris, twelfth-century bishop and poet

Gilo is an Israeli settlement and neighborhood in south-western East Jerusalem, with a population of 40,000, mostly Jewish inhabitants. Although it is located within the Jerusalem Municipality, it is widely considered a settlement, because as one of the five Ring Neighborhoods built by Israel surrounding Jerusalem, it was built on land in the West Bank that was occupied by and annexed to Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War and 1980 Jerusalem Law. The international community regards Israeli settlements illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this. Israel also disputes its designation as a settlement, and it is administered as part of the Jerusalem municipality.