Mikhmas

Also known as Mukhmas

Mukhmas () is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located northeast of Jerusalem, in the center of the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,363 in 2017.

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Place details

Locality: مخماس
Region: West Bank
Country: الأراضي الفلسطينية
Population: 1,461
Timezone: Asia/Hebron

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Mukhmas
Settlement.translit_lang1: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Arabic
Settlement.type: Municipality type D (Village council)
Settlement.image_skyline: Mukhmus93.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Mikhmas from the west
Settlement.pushpin_map: Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Mukhmas within Palestine
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position: 176/142
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_name: State of Palestine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Quds
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.government_type: Village council
Settlement.unit_pref: dunam
Settlement.population_total: 1,363

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Wikidata facts

Population: 774
Area: 13000
Elevation: 1980
Image: Mukhmus93.jpg

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Commons category: Mikhmas
native label: مُخماس

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Article

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Contents

Location
History
Antiquity
Byzantine period
Ottoman era
British Mandate era
Jordanian era
Post 1967
Footnotes
References
Bibliography
External links

During the early Ottoman period, it was a Muslim village with a population engaged in agriculture. Following the Oslo Accords, Mukhmas' jurisdiction, now under the Palestinian Authority, is divided between Areas B and C.