Modi’in Illit

Modi’in Illit is a residential area in , and has about 73,200 residents. Modi’in Illit is situated nearby to the synagogue , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Khirbet Badd Isa and Khirbet Abu ed-Dinein.

Ruins
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Khirbet Bad 'Issa or Khirbet Bad-'Issa is an archaeological site located in the central , within . Archaeological evidence suggests that the site was founded in the 3rd century BCE, during the Hellenistic period, as a seasonal agricultural settlement. is situated 690 metres southwest of Modi’in Illit.

Ruins
Khirbet Abu ad-Danin, Horvat Abu a-Danin or Kh. Abu ed-Dinein is an archaeological site located in the central , just south of . The site represents a rural Jewish village from the late Second Temple period, founded in the 2nd century BCE and reaching its peak during the late Hellenistic and early Roman periods. is situated 1 km southwest of Modi’in Illit.

Synagogue
Photo: יעקב, CC BY 3.0.
Maarava Machon Rubin is an Orthodox yeshiva high school located in the Israeli settlement of Matityahu, near Modi'in, midway between and . is situated 1½ km west of Modi’in Illit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Modi’in Illit and Matityahu.

Town
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Modi'in Illit is a Haredi Jewish-Israeli settlement organized as a city council in the , situated midway between and . Built on the land of five Palestinian villages–, Kharbata, , , and Dir Qadis–Modi'in Illit was granted city status by the Israeli government in 2008.

Village
Photo: יהודה אלחרר, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the . Located approximately midway between and , near the settlement of and the city of .

Village
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, also known as Menora or Giv'at Ehud, is an Israeli settlement in the . Contiguous with Lapid and located near to the major city of Modi'in, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of .

Modi’in Illit

Latitude
31.93215° or 31° 55′ 56″ north
Longitude
35.04526° or 35° 2′ 43″ east
Population
73,200
Elevation
283 metres (928 feet)
Open location code
8G3QW2JW+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 220261637
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Modi’in Illit” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “موديعين عيليت”
  • French: “Modiin Illit”
  • Hebrew: “מודיעין עילית”
  • Hindi: “मोदी‘इन इलीट”
  • Russian: “Модиин-Илит”

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