Ma'ale Mikhmas (Hebrew: מַעֲלֵה מִכְמָשׂ) is an Israeli settlement in the Binyamin region of the northern West Bank. Located a few miles northeast of Jerusalem, it falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council and according to Palestinians the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. In 2022 it had a population of 1,744.
Ma'ale Mikhmas
מַעֲלֵה מִכְמָשׂ | |
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  Ma'ale Mikhmas | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′44″N 35°18′23″E / 31.87889°N 35.30639°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Amana |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,744 |
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
History
editIsrael confiscated 1287 dunums of land from the Palestinian town of Deir Dibwan in order to construct Ma'ale Mikhmas.[3]
Ma'ale Mikhmas was founded in 1981 along the Allon Road by a group of families from Ma'ale Adumim. It is named after the biblical Michmas (Isaiah 10:28; Esra 2:27).[4]
The population of Ma'ale Mikhmas is evenly divided between native-born Israelis and immigrants from English-speaking countries, South America, France and Ethiopia. It defines itself as religious.[5]
Notable residents
edit- Otniel Schneller (born 1952), politician[6]
References
edit- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ Deir Dibwan Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
- ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.304, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
- ^ About Maale Michmas
- ^ חה"כ עתניאל שנלר (in Hebrew). Knesset. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
מקום מגורים: מעלה מכמש