Tarshiha
Ma'alot-Tarshiha
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| • ISO 259 | Maˁlot Taršiḥaˀ | |
| • Translit. | Maʻalot-Tarshiḥa | |
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 Ma'alot-Tarshiha
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| Coordinates: 33°1′0″N 35°16′15″E / 33.01667°N 35.27083°ECoordinates: 33°1′0″N 35°16′15″E / 33.01667°N 35.27083°E | ||
| Grid position | 175/268 PAL | |
| District | Northern | |
| Founded | 12th century | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | City (from 1996) | |
| • Mayor | Shlomo Bohbot | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6,832 dunams (6.832 km2 or 2.638 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 21,227 | |
| Name meaning | Teir Shiha: Teir, a fortress. Shih is a fragrant herb. | |
Ma'alot-Tarshiha (Hebrew: מַעֲלוֹת-תַּרְשִׁיחָא; Arabic: معالوت ترشيحا, Maʻālūt Taršīḥā) is a mixed city in the North District in Israel, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) east of Nahariya, about 600 metres (1,969 feet) above sea level. The city was established in 1963 through a municipal merger of the Arab town of Tarshiha and the Jewish town of Ma'alot. In 2015 the city has a population of 21,227.
Excavations of a 4th-century burial cave in the village unearthed a cross and a piece of glass engraved with a menorah.
Crusader sources from the 12th and 13th century refer to Tarshiha as Terschia, Torsia and Tersigha. The King had initiated the settlement of Crusader (Latin, Frankish) people in nearby Mi'ilya ("Castellum Regis"), and from there settlement spread out to Tarshiha. In 1160, Torsia and several surrounding villages were transferred to a Crusader named Iohanni de Caypha (Johannes of Haifa). By 1217, the village was probably inhabited by Crusader ("Frankish") people. In 1220 Joscelin III´s daughter Beatrix de Courtenay and her husband Otto von Botenlauben, Count of Henneberg, sold their land, including Tersyha, to the Teutonic Knights. In 1266, Tarshiha was raided by Crusader troops.
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