Misilyah
Misilyah | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مسلية |
Misilyah Location of Misilyah within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°23′12″N 35°17′17″E / 32.38667°N 35.28806°E | |
| Palestine grid | 177/199 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,884 |
| Name meaning | 'an example', In Phænician: 'an image', in old Arabic it means: 'traces of a dwelling which are becoming effaced' |
Misilyah (Arabic: مسلية), sometimes spelled Mithiliyeh and Misiliyeh, is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank of the State of Palestine, located 14 kilometers south of the city of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,252 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 2,884 by 2017. The main agricultural crops cultivated in Misilya are olives, grapes, figs, and vegetables. Roman and Islamic ruins have been found in the village.