Ariel 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.
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The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
Ariel's jurisdiction spans 14,677 dunams (1,467.7 hectares), and borders the Palestinian towns and villages Salfit, Marda and Iskaka. According to B'Tselem, within Ariel's municipal area there are several enclaves of privately owned Palestinian land, whose owners are not allowed access to them.
From the Wikipedia article Ariel (Israeli settlement), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Ariel
- Nablus14 km NE
- Balāţah15 km NE
- Kafr Qāsim20 km W
- Rosh Ha‘Ayin22 km W
- Al Bīrah22 km S
- Qalqīlyah22 km NW
- El‘ad22 km W
- Ramallah23 km S
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