museum
Yad Vashem
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
22 km · about 25 min drive
Jerusalem, Israel · Asia
Modiin Ilit works well as a base: 24km from Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Modiin Ilit is a town located in Jerusalem, Israel. With a population of 76,374, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Modiin Ilit sits in Israel, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Jerusalem time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Modiin Ilit to your route.
Modi'in Illit (Hebrew: מוֹדִיעִין עִלִּית; Arabic: موديعين عيليت, lit. "Upper Modi'in") is a Haredi Jewish-Israeli settlement organized as a city council in the West Bank, situated midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Built on the land of five Palestinian villages–Ni'lin, Kharbata, Saffa, Bil'in, and DirRead more
Qadis–Modi'in Illit was granted city status by the Israeli government in 2008.
It is located six kilometres (3+1⁄2 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. Modi'in Illit also encompasses the neighborhood of Achuzat Brachfeld (Brachfeld Estates). In 2024, it had a total population of 89,627, making it the largest Jewish settlement in the area. The international community has largely viewed Israeli settlements in the West Bank, referred to by Israel as Judea and Samaria, as illegal under international law. However, Israel disputes this interpretation and maintains that settlements are legal and consistent with international law, citing historical, legal, and security reasons. This position has been upheld by successive Israeli governments.
Two archaeological sites lie within the settlement's area: Khirbet Badd 'Isa and Khirbet Abu ad-Danin. Both were Jewish villages of the late Second Temple period, abandoned after the Bar Kokhba revolt and resettled on a limited scale in Late Antiquity.
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Modiin Ilit is located in Jerusalem, Israel, Asia. The coordinates are 31.9322 latitude, 35.0442 longitude.
Modiin Ilit has a population of approximately 76,374 people, making it a town in Israel.
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museum
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
22 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A walled sacred city of one square kilometer containing holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within four historic quarters.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
The holiest site where Jews can pray, a 2,000-year-old limestone remnant of the Second Temple retaining wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
The iconic gold-domed Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, built in 691 CE over the sacred Foundation Stone.
25 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
One of the oldest port cities in the world with 4,000 years of history, now an artists' quarter with galleries, restaurants, and views of Tel Aviv's skyline.
31 km · about 35 min drive
restaurant
A Jaffa hummus counter running since 1971, famous for masabacha made with whole chickpeas and extra tahini. It sells out and closes by mid-afternoon, and the queue starts well before that.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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