Mi'ilya
Mi'ilya
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | ||
| • ISO 259 | Miˁilyaˀ | |
| • Also spelled | Malia (unofficial) | |
King's castle
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 Mi'ilya
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| Coordinates: 33°1′30.57″N 35°15′34.41″E / 33.0251583°N 35.2595583°ECoordinates: 33°1′30.57″N 35°15′34.41″E / 33.0251583°N 35.2595583°E | ||
| Grid position | 174/269 PAL | |
| District | Northern | |
| Founded | Prior to 1160 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Local council (from 1957) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,365 dunams (1.365 km2 or 337 acres) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,208 | |
| Name meaning | “The High place” | |
Mi'ilya (Arabic: معليا, Hebrew: מִעִלְיָא) 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 2015 it had a population of 3,208, all of whom are Melkite Greek Catholics. The town is located immediately to the northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha.
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.
In the Crusader era, Mi'ilya was first mentioned in 1160, when it and several surrounding villages was transferred to a Crusader named Iohanni de Caypha (Johannes of Haifa).
In 1179 Viscountess Petronella of Acre sold the houses, vineyards and gardens of Mi'ilya to Count Jocelyn III, uncle of Baldwin IV, and in 1183, Baldwin IV transferred a house that he had bought in Mi'ilya from the scribe, John of Bogalet, in addition to other possessions in the vicinity of Mi'ilya to the same uncle, Jocelyn III.
However, in 1187 Mi'ilya (including its castle) fell to Saladin. In 1188 it was granted by Conrad of Montferrat to the Pisans who were defending Acre, but it is unclear if they ever took control of it.
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