Ma’ale Mikhmas
Ma'ale Mikhmas 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.- Type: Village with 1,460 residents
- Description: Israeli settlement in the West Bank
- Also known as: “Ma‘ale Mikhmas”, “Ma’ale Mikhmash”, “Maale Michmas”, “Maale Mikhmas”, and “Mikhmas”
Places of Interest
Highlights: El-Jai cave.
El-Jai cave
Cave
El-Jai cave is a sizable karstic cave located… El-Jai cave is situated 3½ km south of Ma’ale Mikhmas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mitzpe Dani and Mukhmas.
Mukhmas
Village
Mukhmas is a Palestinian village in the… Mukhmas is situated 3 km west of Ma’ale Mikhmas.
Old Migron
Hamlet
Migron is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank… Old Migron is situated 3½ km west of Ma’ale Mikhmas.
Ma’ale Mikhmas
- Categories: Israeli settlement and locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.87896° or 31° 52′ 44″ north
Longitude
35.30621° or 35° 18′ 22″ east
Population
1,460
Elevation
610 metres (2,001 feet)
Open location code
8G3QV8H4+HF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Ma’ale Mikhmas” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معاليه مخماس”
- Czech: “Ma’ale Michmas”
- Dutch: “Ma’ale Mikhmas”
- French: “Ma’ale Mikhmas”
- Hebrew: “מעלה מכמש”
- Hebrew: “מַעֲלֵה מִכְמָשׂ”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ma’ale Mikhmas”
- Persian: “معاله میخماس”
- Polish: “Ma’ale Michmas”
- Russian: “Маале-Михмас”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ma’ale Mikhmash and Mitzpe Danny.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Byzantine Monastery and נ.ג. 569.
West Bank: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Bethlehem and Ramallah.
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