Ariel

Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank

Key facts

Iso 259: ʔariˀel
Region: West Bank
District: Judea and Samaria Area
Mayor: Yair Chetboun
Total: 14,677 dunams (14.677 km ; 5.667 sq mi)
Density: 1,512.0/km (3,916.0/sq mi)
Name meaning: Lion of God

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Official name: אריאל
Population: 20540
Area: 14677
Elevation: 560
Official website: www.ariel.muni.il
Image: Arieal, Shomron(Storms 04).jpg

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native label: אריאל
Commons category: Ariel (Israeli settlement)
inception: 1978-00-00
P12749: Kumi Yagami

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32°6′22″N 35°11′16″E / 32.10611°N 35.18778°E / 32.10611; 35.18778

Ariel (Hebrew: אֲרִיאֵל; Arabic: أريئيل) is an Israeli settlement organized as a city council in the central West Bank, part of the Israeli-occupied territories, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the Green Line and 34 kilometres (21 mi) west of the Jordan border. Ariel was first established in 1978 and its population was 22,191 in 2024, composed of veteran and young Israelis, English-speaking immigrants, and immigrants from the former Soviet Union, with an additional influx of above 10,000 students from Ariel University. It is the fifth largest Israeli settlement in the West Bank, after Modi'in Illit, Beitar Illit, Ma'ale Adumim, and Givat Ze'ev.