Beitar Illit
31°41′52″N 35°6′56″E / 31.69778°N 35.11556°E
Beitar Illit
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City (from 1985) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Beitar ʕillit |
| • Also spelled | Betar Illit (official) |
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Interactive map of Beitar Illit | |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Meir Rubenstein |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,300 dunams (4.3 km2; 1.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 69,281 |
| • Density | 16,000/km2 (42,000/sq mi) |
| Website | betar-illit |
Beitar Illit (Hebrew: בֵּיתָר עִלִּית; officially Betar Illit; Arabic: بيتار عيليت) is a Haredi Jewish-Israeli settlement organized as a city council in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, ten kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank. Beitar Illit is one of Israel's largest and most rapidly growing settlements, and in 2023 had a population of 69,281.
Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law.