Highest Major Cities in Israel

Cities in Israel with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇮🇱 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

West Jerusalem400,000 people · Jerusalem

796 m

Jerusalem971,800 people · Jerusalem

786 m

Safed36,094 people · Northern District

779 m

Mevasseret Tsiyyon24,052 people · Jerusalem

711 m

Qiryat HaYovel25,000 people · Jerusalem

683 m

Giv`at H̱ananya15,500 people · Jerusalem

676 m

Arad27,967 people · Southern District

613 m

Ariel20,540 people · Judea and Samaria Area

567 m

Dimona36,192 people · Southern District

551 m

Naẕerat ‘Illit43,556 people · Northern District

506 m

maalot Tarshīhā21,836 people · Northern District

484 m

Kuseifa21,079 people · Southern District

476 m

‘Ar‘ara BaNegev17,640 people · Southern District

437 m

H̱ura21,558 people · Southern District

425 m

Daliyat al Karmel25,000 people · Haifa

414 m

Umm el Faḥm56,109 people · Haifa

398 m

Yāfā18,905 people · Northern District

356 m

Maghār22,957 people · Northern District

346 m

Yirkā17,171 people · Northern District

339 m

Nazareth77,445 people · Northern District

333 m

Modiin Ilit76,374 people · Jerusalem

319 m

Karmi’el46,252 people · Northern District

314 m

Ar Rayna15,621 people · Northern District

312 m

Tel Sheva‘20,204 people · Southern District

304 m

Beersheba186,600 people · Southern District

285 m

Bet Shemesh124,957 people · Jerusalem

282 m

Kafr Kannā22,751 people · Northern District

278 m

Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut93,277 people · Central District

276 m

Migdal Ha‘Emeq25,675 people · Northern District

231 m

Rahat19,586 people · Southern District

228 m

Sakhnīn31,702 people · Northern District

215 m

Majd el Kurūm15,455 people · Northern District

198 m

Zikhron Ya‘aqov23,206 people · Haifa

190 m

Kafr Mandā20,188 people · Northern District

176 m

Netivot43,732 people · Southern District

151 m

‘Ara-‘Ar‘ara24,904 people · Haifa

150 m

Ofaqim34,666 people · Southern District

137 m

Shefar‘am42,137 people · Northern District

137 m

Kafr Qāsim23,823 people · Central District

136 m

Kiryat Gat61,817 people · Southern District

133 m

Nesher24,148 people · Haifa

125 m

Qiryat Shmona22,512 people · Northern District

122 m

Qiryat Tiv‘on18,130 people · Haifa

122 m

Yoqne‘am ‘Illit23,796 people · Northern District

120 m

Kafr Qari‘19,018 people · Haifa

112 m

Haifa285,316 people · Haifa

101 m

Ramla76,246 people · Central District

100 m

Tamra25,917 people · Northern District

92 m

Sderot27,635 people · Southern District

90 m

Eṭ Ṭaiyiba43,957 people · Central District

86 m

Highlights

Within Israel, West Jerusalem ranks first in 2026 with 796 m, followed by Jerusalem (786 m) and Safed (779 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 796 m (West Jerusalem) to 86 m (Eṭ Ṭaiyiba), with a median of 284 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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