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 2019 it had a population of 1,529.
Ma'ale Mikhmas
מַעֲלֵה מִכְמָשׂ | |
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Israeli settlement | |
Ma'ale Mikhmas | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′44″N 35°18′23″E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | West Bank |
| Affiliation | Amana |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Population (2019)[1] | 1,529 |
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
Israel 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]
מקום מגורים: מעלה מכמש
Mateh Binyamin Regional Council | |
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