Al-Midya

al-Midya is a Palestinian village in the in the western , located west of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of over 1,533 inhabitants in 2017.
Wikipedia
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 1,280 residents
  • Description: village council in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate
  • Also known as: “Al Midya”, “Al Midyah”, “al-Midya”, “El Midya”, “Midyā”, and “Midyah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Modi`im and Barfilya.

Ruins
Modi’in, also Modi’im, and later, Moditha, was an ancient Jewish city located in , near the modern city of , . First mentioned in the Books of Maccabees, it was the hometown of the priestly Hasmonean family, who assumed leadership over Judea following the victorious Maccabean uprising.

Peak
Photo: McKaby, Public domain.
Barfiliya was a Palestinian village located 10.5 kilometres east of that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Located on a tell, excavations conducted there by archaeologists beginning in 1995 found artifacts dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period. is situated 3 km southwest of Al-Midya.

Railway station
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Modi'in–Center railway station is an Israel Railways passenger terminal and one of two stations serving Modi'in. It is the terminus of the -Modi'in line, with service to the airport, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Akko. is situated 4 km south of Al-Midya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ganei Modi’in and Mevo Modi’im.

Village
Ganei Modi'in is an Israeli settlement in the . Located just over the Green Line to the north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of .

Village
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Mevo Modi'im, officially Me'or Modi'im, is a moshav in central . It is also known as the Carlebach Moshav. Located north-west of Modi'in on Highway 443, it falls under the jurisdiction of .

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Israeli settlement located in the western section of the , off Route 443. is located two kilometers east of , midway between and and is part of the .

Al-Midya

Latitude
31.9357° or 31° 56′ 9″ north
Longitude
35.0042° or 35° 0′ 15″ east
Population
1,280
Elevation
225 metres (738 feet)
Open location code
8G3QW2P3+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 332788425
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
285032
Wiki­data ID
Q4702893
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Al-Midya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المدية”
  • Catalan: “Al-Midya”
  • Cebuano: “Al Midyah”
  • Dutch: “Al Midyah”
  • Dutch: “Al-Midya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المديه”
  • French: “al-Midya”
  • French: “Al-Midya”
  • Hebrew: “אל מידיה”
  • Hebrew: “אל-מדיה”
  • Hebrew: “אל-מידיה”
  • Hebrew: “מידיה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Midya”
  • Polish: “Al-Midja”

Localities in the Area

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