Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria Area
| Ma'ale Mikhmas מַעֲלֵה מִכְמָשׂ | |
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| Israeli settlement | |
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  Ma'ale Mikhmas | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′44″N 35°18′23″E / 31.87889°N 35.30639°E / 31.87889; 35.30639 | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Amana |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Population | 1,744 |
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.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
History
Israel confiscated 1287 dunums of land from the Palestinian town of Deir Dibwan in order to construct Ma'ale Mikhmas.
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).
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.
Notable residents
- Otniel Schneller (born 1952), politician
References
- "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
External links
- Ma'ale Michmas website
- Michmas and Almonds in the Bible
- Fighting the Philistines: Settlers of Ma’ale Michmas feel at home on a Biblical (and modern) battleground