Mi'ilya
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Local council (from 1957) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Miˁilyaˀ |
| • Also spelled | Malia (unofficial) |
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  Mi'ilya  Mi'ilya | |
| Coordinates: 33°1′31″N 35°15′34″E / 33.02528°N 35.25944°E | |
| Grid position | 174/269 PAL |
| Founded | Prior to 1160[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,365 dunams (1.365 km2 or 337 acres) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,281 |
| • Density | 2,400/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.
- ^ a b Ellenblum, 2003, p. 41
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 52
- ^ "Celebrating Christmas in Israel's ancient Greek Catholic villages". Ynetnews. Ynet. 23 December 2018.