Mi'ilya

#128 among destinations in Israel

Town, Forts and castles

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Mi'ilya is an Arab local council in the western Galilee in the Northern District of Israel. Its name during the Kingdom of Jerusalem era in Galilee was Castellum Regis. In 2019 it had a population of 3,244, all of whom are Melkite Greek Catholics. The town is located immediately to the northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha. ()

Local name: מעיליא Founded: 1160 (864 years ago)Population: 2.7 thous. (2020)Area: 0.53 mi²Coordinates: 33°1'31"N, 35°15'35"E

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Mi'ilya – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yehi'am Fortress National Park, Montfort Castle, Tefen Open Museum, Peki'in Synagogue.

3.1 miSW
National park, Park
Yehi'am Fortress National Park, Upper Galilee
78 min walk • Yehi'am Fortress National Park is an Israeli national park in the western Upper Galilee on the grounds of Kibbutz Yehi'am, whose main attraction are the ruins of a hilltop castle.
2.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Montfort Castle, Upper Galilee
60 min walk • Montfort is a ruined Crusader castle in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel, about 22 miles northeast of the city of Haifa and 10 miles south of the border with Lebanon.
3.2 miS
Museum
Tefen Open Museum, Upper Galilee
82 min walk • The German-Speaking Jewry Heritage Museum is a museum in Tefen, an industrial park in the north of Israel established by Stef Wertheimer.
5.5 miSE
Synagogue
Peki'in Synagogue
141 min walk • The Peki’in Synagogue, is a synagogue located in the centre of Peki'in, Northern Israel. The current building was erected in 1873, on the site of older ones.
1.3 miNW
Prehistoric site
Horvat Galil
34 min walk • Horvat Galil is an archaeological site in the Upper Galilee, Israel, 13 kilometres from the coast of the Mediterranean.
3.9 miW
Archaeological site
Manot Cave
100 min walk • Manot Cave is a cave in Western Galilee, Israel, discovered in 2008. It is notable for the discovery of a skull that belongs to a modern human, called Manot 1, which is estimated to be 54,700 years old.
5 miSE
Town
Peki'in
128 min walk • Peki'in or Buqei'a, is a Druze/Arab town with local council status in Israel's Northern District. It is located eight kilometres east of Ma'alot-Tarshiha in the Upper Galilee. In 2019 it had a population of 5,893.
3.5 miNW
Music venue, Nightlife
Keshet Eilon
89 min walk • Keshet Eilon is a music center established in the year 1990, located in Kibbutz Eilon, Israel. Its mission is to be a source of strength and support for young gifted violinists.
1.5 miSE
City
Ma'alot-Tarshiha
39 min walk • Ma'alot-Tarshiha is a city in the North District in Israel, some 20 kilometres east of Nahariya, about 600 metres 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 2019, the city had a population of 21,836.
5 miE
Town
Hurfeish, Upper Galilee
129 min walk • Hurfeish is a Druze town in the Northern District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 6,410.
3.6 miN
33°4'27"N • 35°14'16"E
Sarach Cave
92 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Cave