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Modi'in Illit

Western Asia

Modi'in Illit, meaning Upper Modi'in in Hebrew, is a Haredi Jewish-Israeli settlement organized as a city council in the West Bank, situated midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and was granted city status in 2008. It was built on land formerly belonging to five Palestinian villages and includes the neighborhoods of Kiryat Sefer, established in 1994, and Achuzat Brachfeld, making it the largest Jewish settlement in the West Bank. Its 2024 population was 89,627.

Facts
Population
76,374 1
Area (sq km)
4.746 1
Founding Year
1933 1
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Latitude
31.933276 degrees north 1
Longitude
35.042892 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
Sources
1. Modi'in Illit (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 76,374 (2019)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 31.933276, longitude 35.042892
  • P2046 (area)
    area 4.746 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1933
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 76374 (2019)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 31.9333,35.0429
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 306.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, 35.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, 35.25
31.75 35.25 Csa
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4. GeoNames: Modiin Ilit - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 8199378, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.17 km)
Quote, cities500 record 8199378, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.17 km)
31.93221 35.04416 P PPL IL 06 76374 280 319 Asia/Jerusalem
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United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionIn Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Geographic subregion heading
Quote, In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Geographic subregion heading
Western Asia 145
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