Ma'ale Adumim is located seven kilometers (4.5 miles) east of Jerusalem. This is geographically
significant in that it makes Ma'aleh Adumim a central location linking the Jordan Valley and Judean
Desert to the nation capital, Jerusalem. Historically, foreign powers ruling the area - from the
Romans to the Jordanians - attempted to secure this route and considered Ma'ale Adumim
strategically crucial to the defense of Jerusalem.
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