Ma'ale Adumim
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Key facts
- Iso 259
- Maˁle ʔadummim
- Also spelled
- Ma'ale Adummim (official)
- Country
- West Bank ( de facto Israeli-occupied )
- District
- Judea and Samaria Area
- Founded
- September 21, 1975
- Mayor
- Guy Yifrah
- Total
- 49,177 dunams (49.177 km ; 18.987 sq mi)
- Density
- 728.92/km (1,887.9/sq mi)
- Name meaning
- Red ascent
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- معالي أدوميم
- Country
- Israeli-occupied territories
- Located in
- Area C
- Population
- 37555
- Area
- 50
- Elevation
- 500
- Official website
- www.maale-adummim.muni.il
- Image
- Ma'ale Adumim IMG 0929 (16270448049).jpg
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- Commons category
- Ma'ale Adumim
- twinned administrative body
- Williamsport
- inception
- 1975-00-00
- native label
- מַעֲלֵה אֲדוּמִּים
- vocalized name
- מַעֲלֵה אֲדוּמִּים
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Encyclopedic overview
31°46′30″N 35°17′53″E / 31.77500°N 35.29806°E / 31.77500; 35.29806
Ma'ale Adumim (Hebrew: מַעֲלֵה אֲדֻמִּים; Arabic: معالي أدوميم) is an urban Israeli settlement organized as a city council in the West Bank, seven kilometers (4+1⁄2 miles) east of Jerusalem. Ma'ale Adumim achieved city status in 1991. In 2015, its population was 35,846. It is located along Highway 1, which connects it to Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ma'ale Adumim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.