🏠 Mi'ilya

Mi'ilya, also called Mi'elya, 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 2024 it had a population of 3,323, all of whom are Melkite Greek Catholics. The town is located immediately to the northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha. Archaeological excavations have found remains from the Late Bronze Age through to the Ottoman period.