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What is the capital of Israel?

JerusalemOfficial · since 1949

disputedJerusalem's status is contested: Israel declares it its capital, the State of Palestine claims East Jerusalem as its capital, and most embassies are in Tel Aviv. The seat relation is recorded as GeoNames records it, without taking a position.

Population
8,883,800
2023
Area
20,770 km²
First level
7
districts
Second level
24
districts
ISO code
IL
Area km2
20770.0
Population
8883800

Map

Israel and its 6 districts, with their seatsCentral DistrictHaifaJerusalemNorthern DistrictSouthern DistrictTel Aviv District
Jerusalem

Boundaries: Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain

Districts and their capitals

sort:name/population
Central DistrictRamla1.9 M · 4 districts
HaifaHaifa927 k · 2 districts
JerusalemJerusalem1.2 M · 1 district
Judea and Samaria AreaAriel492 k · 1 district
Northern DistrictNazareth1.2 M · 12 subdistricts
Southern DistrictBeersheba1.1 M · 3 districts
Tel Aviv DistrictTel Aviv1.2 M · 1 district

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