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Rimonim (), is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located on the Allon Road, about a twenty-minute drive north-east from Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
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-Orthodox Judaism 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 school, 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.
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