Highest Israeli settlements

Highest Israeli settlements ranked by elevation above sea level.

Last updated . Source: Wikidata.

As of 2026-10-12, Nimrod, Golan Heights tops the list with 1,100 m.

  1. #1 Nimrod, Golan Heights — 1,100 m

    Israeli settlement in the occupied Golan Heights

    Nimrod is a small Israeli settlement organized as a moshav, in the Golan Heights on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon, and is the highest such civilian settlement in Israeli-controlled territory at 1,110 meters (3,640 ft) above sea level. Located near the Israeli settlement of Neve Ativ and the Druze towns of Majdal Shams, Mas'ade, and Ein Qiniyye, it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 16. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  2. #2 Odem — 1,050 m

    Israeli settlement in the occupied Golan Heights

    Odem is an Israeli settlement and moshav shitufi in the northern part of the Golan Heights. Located on Mount Odem, at a height of 1,090 meters (3,580 ft) above sea level, it is the second-highest town in Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories. It is surrounded by the Odem Forest and falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 314. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  3. #3 Neve Ativ — 990 m

    Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights

    Neve Ativ, is an Israeli settlement organized as a small Alpine-styled moshav in the Golan Heights. Its located on the slopes of Mount Hermon, 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) west of Majdal Shams. it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 226. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  4. #4 Alon Shvut — 965 m

    Israeli settlement in the West Bank

    Alon Shvut is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, established in June 1970 over lands confiscated from the nearby Palestinian town of Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah. It is part of the Etzion bloc of the West Bank, administered by the Gush Etzion Regional Council, and neighbors the Israeli settlements of Kfar Etzion, Rosh Tzurim, Neve Daniel, Elazar, Bat Ayin, Migdal Oz, and Efrat. In 2024, its population was 3,141. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  5. #5 Alonei HaBashan — 960 m

    human settlement in the Golan Heights

    Alonei HaBashan is an Israeli settlement located in the eastern Golan Heights, organized as a moshav shitufi, under the administration of Israel, which considers it part of its sovereign territory. The settlement was established after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council, and is the easternmost locality within Israeli-controlled territory. In 2024 it had a population of 512. It is part of the Hapoel... Read more on Wikipedia.

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  6. #6 Kfar Etzion — 955 m

    kibbutz in the West Bank.

    Kfar Etzion is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a religious kibbutz located in the Judean Hills between Jerusalem and Hebron in the southern West Bank, that has been through cycles of creation, destruction and re-creation. It is located 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) east of the Green Line and falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council. In 2024, Kfar Etzion had a population of 1,209. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  7. #7 Karmei Tzur — 950 m

    Israeli settlement in the West bank

    Karmei Tzur, or Carmei Tzur is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank located north of Hebron in the Judean hills between the Palestinian towns of Beit Ummar and Halhul. The National Religious community falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council. Under the terms of the Oslo Accords of 1993 between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, Karmei Tzur was designated Area "C" under full Israeli civil and security control. In 2024 it... Read more on Wikipedia.

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  8. #8 Metzad — 940 m

    Israeli settlement West Bank

    Metzad, also known as Asfar (אַסְפָר), is an Israeli settlement organised as a community settlement in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the West Bank. Established as by ultra-orthodox Jews in 1984, it is located south of Bethlehem in the eastern Judean Mountains, 14.5 km from the Green Line, outside the Separation Barrier. In January 2022 its population was 1110, up 35% from five years earlier. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Gush Etzion Regional Council. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  9. #9 Rosh Tzurim — 940 m

    Israeli settlement in Gush Etzion

    Rosh Tzurim is an Israeli settlement and religious kibbutz in the West Bank established in 1969. It is located about 20 kilometers (12 mi) south of Jerusalem, 3.9 km east of the Green Line, inside the barrier wall. A member of the Religious Kibbutz Movement, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Gush Etzion Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,157. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  10. #10 Neve Daniel — 930 m

    Israeli settlement in Gush Etzion

    Neve Daniel is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in western Gush Etzion south of Jerusalem and just west of Bethlehem, it sits atop one of the highest points in the area – close to 1,000 meters above sea level, and has a view of much of the Mediterranean coastal plain, as well as the mountains of Jordan. In 2024, it had a population of 2,418. It is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council. Read more on Wikipedia.

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