Mi'ilya
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mi'elya
'''Mi'ilya (; ), 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'''. In it had a population of , all of whom are Melkite Greek Catholics. The town is located immediately to the northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mi'ilya
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Local council (from 1957)
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Hebrew
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- ISO 259
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
- Miˁilyaˀ
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type3
- Also spelled
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
- Malia (unofficial)
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Mi'ilya overview 2.JPG
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Mi'ilya COA.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Israel northwest#Israel
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Northern
- Settlement.grid_position
- 174/269 PAL
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- Prior to 1160
- Settlement.unit_pref
- dunam
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
via Wikipedia infobox
~7 min read
Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Crusaders
- Ottoman Empire
- British Mandate
- Israel
- Demographics
- Transportation
- Landmarks
- King's castle
- Church of St Mary Magdalen
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
'''Mi'ilya (; ), 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'''. In it had a population of , all of whom are Melkite Greek Catholics. The town is located immediately to the northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha.
==History== Archaeological excavations in Mi'ilya gives indication of inhabitation from the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age, as well as Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Crusader, Mamluk and Ottoman periods. Remains include a mosaic carpet with a Greek inscription, dating from the fifth or early sixth century CE.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mi'ilya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (4)
On the map
2 mapped locations