Population (2015) 1,351 | Founded 1981 | |
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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. In 2015 it had a population of 1,351.
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Map of Ma'ale Michmash
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
History
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 Mikhmas (Isaiah 10:28; Esra 2:27).
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.