Modi'in Illit - Kiryat Sefer

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Modi'in Illit (Hebrew: מוֹדִיעִין עִלִּית‎; Arabic: موديعين عيليت‎‎, lit. "Upper Modi'in") is a Haredi Israeli city, situated midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Modi'in Illit was granted city status by the Israeli government in 2008. It is located six kilometers (3.7 miles) northeast of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut and is often referred to as Kiryat Sefer (lit. "Book Town"), the name of its first neighborhood, established in 1994. It was built on the land of five villages: Ni'lin, Kharbata, Saffa, Bil'in and Dir Qadis. Modi'in Illit encompasses the neighborhoods of Kiryat Sefer and Achuzat Brachfeld (Brachfeld Estates). In 2015 it had a total population of 64,179, making it the largest Jewish community in the area
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modi'in_Illit
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Coordinates:   31°55'55"N   35°2'42"E

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  • The largest Jewish town in the lands liberated by Israel during the Six Day War.
  • a beautiful town ~~~~, with love of israel
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