Modi'in Illit

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Modi'in Illit is a large, predominantly Haredi (ultra-Orthodox Jewish) city located in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, known as one of the fastest-growing settlements in the area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Haredi city
Israeli settlement
city
characterizedAs one of the fastest-growing Israeli settlements in the West Bank
controversialStatus considered illegal under international law by most of the international community
country Israel
demographicTrend rapid population growth
district Judea and Samaria Area NERFINISHED
economyIncludes local retail and services
religious institutions employment
foundedAs Haredi settlement
governedAs local council
municipality
governedBy Israeli Civil Administration NERFINISHED
hasCommunityType Haredi community
hasEducationalInstitutions Haredi girls' schools
yeshivas
hasGenderSegregationInPublicLife partially
hasHighBirthRate true
hasMunicipalStatus city
hasPoliticalIssue subject of debate in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
housingType high-density apartment blocks
legalPositionOfIsrael disputes that West Bank settlements are illegal
locatedBetween Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Tel Aviv NERFINISHED
locatedIn Judea and Samaria Area NERFINISHED
West Bank
locatedInTerritoryDescribedAs Israeli-occupied West Bank NERFINISHED
locatedNear Green Line NERFINISHED
namedAfter nearby city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
nearbyPalestinianLocalities Palestinian villages in the central West Bank
observes Jewish dietary laws in public institutions
strict Shabbat observance in public sphere
partOf Israeli settlement enterprise in the West Bank
planningAuthority Israeli authorities NERFINISHED
populationMajority Haredi Jews NERFINISHED
primaryLanguage Hebrew
primaryReligiousAffiliation Judaism NERFINISHED
religiousCharacter ultra-Orthodox Jewish
securityContext located in a militarily occupied territory
settlementBloc Modi'in Illit bloc NERFINISHED
timeZone Israel Standard Time NERFINISHED
timeZoneDST Israel Daylight Time
transportConnection road links to Jerusalem
road links to central Israel
urbanCharacter predominantly residential
urbanPlanning designed for large Haredi families

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