Ma'ale Adumim

31°46′30″N 35°17′53″E / 31.77500°N 35.29806°E / 31.77500; 35.29806

Ma'ale Adumim (Hebrew: מַעֲלֵה אֲדֻמִּים; Arabic: معالي أدوميم) is an urban Israeli settlement organized as a city council in the West Bank, seven kilometers (4+1⁄2 miles) east of Jerusalem. Ma'ale Adumim achieved city status in 1991. In 2015, its population was 35,846. It is located along Highway 1, which connects it to Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.