Mi'ilya
Mi'ilya
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Local council (from 1957) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Miˁilyaˀ |
| • Also spelled | Malia (unofficial) |
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Mi'ilya Mi'ilya | |
| Coordinates: 33°1′31″N 35°15′34″E / 33.02528°N 35.25944°E | |
| Grid position | 174/269 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | Prior to 1160 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,365 dunams (1.365 km2; 0.527 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 3,272 |
| • Density | 2,397/km2 (6,208/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Arabs | 97.5% |
| • Jews and others | 2.5% |
| Name meaning | "The High place" |
Mi'ilya (Arabic: معليا; Hebrew: מִעִלְיָא), 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 2023 it had a population of 3,272, all of whom are Melkite Greek Catholics. The town is located immediately to the northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha.