Menahemia
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| Menahemia | |
| Hebrew | מְנַחֶמְיָה |
| (Translit.) | Menahemya |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Council | Valley of Springs |
| Coordinates | 32°40′3.72″N 35°33′14.4″E / 32.6677°N 35.554°ECoordinates: 32°40′3.72″N 35°33′14.4″E / 32.6677°N 35.554°E |
| Population | 979[1] (2008) |
 Menahemia
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Menahemia (Hebrew: מְנַחֶמְיָה) is a village in north-eastern Israel. Located near Highway 90 between Beit She'an and Tzemah Junction around 5 km south of Tzemah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. With an area of 6,000 dunams, the village had a population of 1,000 in 2007.
The village was established in 1901 as a moshava under the name Milhamia, and was the first Jewish settlement of its time.[dubious ] It was renamed Menahemia in 1921 after the father of High Commissioner of Mandate Palestine Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel.
It had its own local council from 1951 onwards, but on 1 January 2006 jurisdiction over the village was transferred to Beit She'an Valley Regional Council.
[edit] References
- ^ "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. http://www.cbs.gov.il/ishuvim/ishuv2008/bycode.xls. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
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