Ariel
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|---|---|
City (from 1998) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | ʔariˀel |
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| Coordinates: 32°6′22″N 35°11′16″E / 32.10611°N 35.18778°E | |
| Region | West Bank |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eliyahu Shaviro |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,677 dunams (14.677 km2 or 5.667 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 20,520 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Lion of God |
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 20,520 in 2022, 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.[2][3] It is the fourth largest Israeli settlement in the West Bank,[4] after Modi'in Illit, Beitar Illit, and Ma'ale Adumim.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[5]
Ariel's jurisdiction spans 14,677 dunams (14.677 km2; 5.667 sq mi),[6] 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.[7]
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Table 3 – Population of Localities Numbering Above 2,000 Residents and Other Rural Population" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2010-06-30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ Ariel municipality Archived February 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Official website
- ^ Lazaroff, Tovah (2010-01-29). "PM: Ariel is the 'capital of Samaria'". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 – Municipality Profiles – Ariel" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2005. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ^ "Ariel settlement fact sheet". B'tselem. 17 July 2012 [30 August 2010]. Retrieved 15 March 2013.