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Ariel, West Bank - Definition and Overview |
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Ariel (אריאל) is the second largest city in the northern West Bank (know to some as Samaria), approximately 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Tel Aviv, 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of the Jordan River, and 38 miles (60 kilometers) northwest of Jerusalem. The town was founded in 1978, with an initial population of 40 families. The population, as of 2003, is approximately 18,000, and is expected to rise to 60,000 over the next twenty years. Ariel is home to the College of Judea and Samaria, which was founded in 1982; current enrollment is 8,500 students, consisting of both Jewish and Arab students from inside and outside the Green Line.
Ariel is one of the larger illegal Israeli settlements. Its status is one of many unsettled issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, though it is expected to remain within the final borders of the State of Israel, due in part to its population and status as an established city.
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