Mi'ilya

Mi'ilya
  • מִעִלְיָא
  • معليا
Local council (from 1957)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Miˁilyaˀ
 • Also spelledMalia (unofficial)
Official logo of Mi'ilya
Mi'ilya is located in Northwest Israel
Mi'ilya
Mi'ilya
Mi'ilya is located in Israel
Mi'ilya
Mi'ilya
Coordinates: 33°1′31″N 35°15′34″E / 33.02528°N 35.25944°E / 33.02528; 35.25944
Grid position174/269 PAL
FoundedPrior to 1160[1]
Area
 • Total1,365 dunams (1.365 km2 or 337 acres)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total3,281
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
Name meaning"The High place"[3]

Mi'ilya (Arabic: معليا, Hebrew: מִעִלְיָא) is an Arab local council in the western Galilee in the Northern District of Israel. Its name during the Kingdom of Jerusalem era in Galilee was Castellum Regis.[1] In 2022 it had a population of 3,281,[2] all of whom are Melkite Greek Catholics.[4] The town is located immediately to the northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha.

  1. ^ a b Ellenblum, 2003, p. 41
  2. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 52
  4. ^ "Celebrating Christmas in Israel's ancient Greek Catholic villages". Ynetnews. Ynet. 23 December 2018.