Ma'ale Mikhmas

Ma'ale Mikhmas
מַעֲלֵה מִכְמָשׂ‎
Israeli settlement
Ma'ale Mikhmas is located in the Central West Bank
Ma'ale Mikhmas
Ma'ale Mikhmas
Coordinates: 31°52′44″N 35°18′23″E / 31.87889°N 35.30639°E / 31.87889; 35.30639
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
CouncilMateh Binyamin
RegionWest Bank
AffiliationAmana
Founded1981
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,744

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 2022 it had a population of 1,744.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]

History

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]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. ^ Deir Dibwan Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
  4. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.304, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
  5. ^ About Maale Michmas
  6. ^ חה"כ עתניאל שנלר (in Hebrew). Knesset. Retrieved 9 August 2011. מקום מגורים: מעלה מכמש