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last updated Feb. 9, 2007

Maale Adumim is a/an Illegal Israeli settlement (city) in Judea & Samaria District of West Bank (Occupied Palestinian Territories). It is administered by Israel.

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Year	Population	Area	Governorate	Region	State	Type
2007	33019		Judea & Samaria District	West Bank (Occupied Palestinian Territories)	Israel	Illegal Israeli settlement (city)

1999	23800		Judea & Samaria District	West Bank (Occupied Palestinian Territories)	Israel	Illegal Israeli settlement (city)

1995	17691		Judea & Samaria District	West Bank (Occupied Palestinian Territories)	Israel	Illegal Israeli settlement (local council)

1983	3504		Judea & Samaria District	West Bank (Occupied Palestinian Territories)	Israel	Illegal Israeli settlement (local council)

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Established in 1975

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An Israeli settlement located in the central occupied West Bank, Maale Adumim was founded in 1975. Started as a small community of settlers, it is now classified as a city. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, the settlement has experienced rapi... More

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	News on Maale Adumim Actress and occupation become new internet meme New Israeli settlement named ‘Obama‘ Israel approves 500 new settlement homes Separate roads increasingly part of West Bank map See also... The Establishment and Expansion Plans of Maale Adumim Settlement Map of Maale Adumim and Jerusalem Settlement Expansion

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