Israeli Communities in Judea and

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J O R D A N

I S R A E L

Dead Sea

SHOMRON

31 communities

JORDAN VALLEY

21 communities

BINYAMIN

55 communities

GUSH ETZION

14 communities MEGILOT

6 communities

HAR HEVRON

16 communities

Jerusalem Jerusalem

Alfei Menashe Alfei Menashe

Karnei Shomron Karnei Shomron

Kedumim Kedumim Oranit Oranit

Elkana Elkana Immanuel Immanuel

Shaar Shomron Shaar Shomron

Maale Efraim Maale Efraim

Beit Aryeh Beit Aryeh

Beit El Beit El

Givat Zeev Givat Zeev

Har Adar Har Adar

Efrat Efrat

Hebron Hebron

Kiryat Arba Kiryat Arba

Ariel Ariel

Modiin Illit Modiin Illit

Maale Adumim Maale Adumim

Beitar Illit Beitar Illit

Hadera Hadera

Netanya Netanya

Kfar Saba Kfar Saba

Tel Aviv-Yafo Tel Aviv-Yafo

Beit Shemesh Beit Shemesh

L E G E N D

City

Smaller municipality or community

1949 armistice line International border today

N

20 km

12 mi

North at top. Community positions and region lines are traced from the author’s map and are approximate.

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HISTORICAL MAPS

MAP 26 Israeli Communities in Judea and Samaria

Regions, cities and principal communities

About 540,000 Israelis live in the communities of Judea and Samaria, with Judea (“Yehuda” in Hebrew) including Jerusalem and areas to the south, and Samaria (“Shomron” in Hebrew) extending to the north. Within these divisions, Judea is divided into the regions of Har Hevron, Megilot and Gush Etzion. Samaria comprises the regions of Binyamin, the Jordan Valley and Shomron.

The region has four cities (Ariel, Maale Adumim, Beitar Illit and Modiin Illit) and 15 smaller municipalities, each with its own mayor and council, as in any municipality throughout Israel. The cities are shown with square icons and the smaller municipalities with circles.

Judea and Samaria make up about 21 percent of the territory west of the Jordan River, an area of 3,438 square miles (5,500 square km). Its north- south length runs approximately 79 miles (125 km) and its width (east-west) ranges from 19 to 34 miles (30 to 55 km). The author states that less than 2 percent of Judea and Samaria has been developed by Israel.

Much of the land is elevated in a mountain range of up to 1,100 meters (3,608 feet) along the north- south axis, dominating the coastline to the west, Ben Gurion Airport, and the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea to the east. The Israelis who live here include residents of suburbs of Jerusalem and the greater Tel Aviv area.

CITIES AND REGIONS

Modiin Illit About 81,000. Largest Israeli city in the region, near the green line.

Beitar Illit About 63,000. Gush Etzion bloc, south of Jerusalem.

Maale Adumim About 38,000. Israeli city east of Jerusalem, founded in 1975.

Ariel About 20,000. Heart of Samaria, home to Ariel University.

Shomron 31 communities. Northern region, the biblical Samaria.

Binyamin 55 communities. North of Jerusalem, the tribal land of Benjamin.

Jordan Valley 21 communities. Eastern border region along the Jordan River.

Gush Etzion 14 communities. Bloc south of Jerusalem, rebuilt after 1967.

Megilot 6 communities. Dead Sea shore region.

Har Hevron 16 communities. South Hebron hills, including Kiryat Arba.

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