City
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
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Latitude31.933276 degrees north 1 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)
View the SourceUnited Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionIn Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Geographic subregion headingQuote, In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Geographic subregion heading
Western Asia 145
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