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 |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| 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) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Arabs | 97.5% |
| • Jews and others | 2.5% |
| Name meaning | "The High place"[3] |
Mi'ilya (Arabic: معليا, Hebrew: מִעִלְיָא), also called Mi'elya, 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.