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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Shuki, Public domain.
- Type: Village with 1,460 residents
- Description: Israeli settlement in the West Bank
- Also known as: “Ma‘ale Mikhmas”, “Ma’ale Mikhmash”, and “Mikhmas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include El-Jai cave.
El-Jai cave
Cave
El-Jai cave is a sizable karstic cave located in a cliff within the northern Judaean Desert, in the modern-day West Bank. The El-Jai cave served as a refuge cave for Jewish rebels during the late phase of the Bar Kokhba revolt, around 135 CE. El-Jai cave is situated 3½ km south of Ma’ale Mikhmas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mitzpe Dani and Mukhmas.
Mitzpe Dani
Village
Photo: Dvirraz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mitzpe Dani is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank. Located near Ma'ale Mikhmas, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.
Mukhmas
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mukhmas is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located northeast of Jerusalem, in the center of the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,363 in 2017. Mukhmas is situated 3 km west of Ma’ale Mikhmas.
Old Migron
Hamlet
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Migron is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank, located within 2 km of a former outpost by the same name, that was relocated to its present site on 2 September 2012. 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″ northLongitude
35.30621° or 35° 18′ 22″ eastPopulation
1,460Elevation
610 metres (2,001 feet)Open location code
8G3QV8H4+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 435179572OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
282988Wikidata ID
Q325924
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Satellite Map
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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”
- Czech: “Ma’ale Mikhmas”
- Czech: “Maale Michmas”
- Czech: “Maale Mikhmas”
- Dutch: “Ma’ale Mikhmas”
- French: “Ma’ale Mikhmas”
- Hebrew: “מעלה מכמש”
- Hebrew: “מַעֲלֵה מִכְמָשׂ”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ma’ale Mikhmas”
- Polish: “Ma’ale Michmas”
- Polish: “Ma’ale Mikhmas”
- Russian: “Маале-Михмас”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ma’ale Mikhmas”. Photo: Shuki, Public domain.