Malkia

Malkia
מַלְכִּיָּה
Malkia is located in Northeast Israel
Malkia
Malkia
Malkia is located in Israel
Malkia
Malkia
Coordinates: 33°5′54″N 35°30′40″E / 33.09833°N 35.51111°E / 33.09833; 35.51111
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilUpper Galilee
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
FoundedMarch 1949
Founded byDemobilised Palmach soldiers
Population
 (2022)[1]
445
Websitewww.malkiya.co.il
Independence War Memorial in Kibbutz Malkia

Malkia (Hebrew: מַלְכִּיָּה) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border and Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 445.[1]

History

The village was established in March 1949 by six former Palmach soldiers who had been demobilised at the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Located on the sites of the depopulated Jabal Amil villages of Qadas[2] and al-Malkiyya,[3] it was named after al-Malkiyya, a holdover name from the biblical village of Malkia, itself the name of a priestly family[4] from biblical times (Nehemiah 10:4) that settled here, on whose lands it was established.

During the 2023 war between Hamas and Israel, northern Israeli border communities, including Malkia, faced targeted attacks by Hezbollah and Palestinian factions based in Lebanon, and were evacuated.[5]

  • Malkiya shortly after its establishment
    Malkiya shortly after its establishment
  • Early view of Malkiya
    Early view of Malkiya
  • Building of first cabin at Malkiya
    Building of first cabin at Malkiya
  • Members of the Harel Brigade planting grass seeds in 1950
    Members of the Harel Brigade planting grass seeds in 1950

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 485. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 471. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  4. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.310, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
  5. ^ Fabian, Emanuel. "IDF to evacuate civilians from 28 communities along Lebanese border amid attacks". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
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