Menahemia

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°E / 32.6677; 35.554Coordinates: 32°40′3.72″N 35°33′14.4″E / 32.6677°N 35.554°E / 32.6677; 35.554
Population	979[1] (2008)
Menahemia

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 – discuss]} 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.

References

1. ^ "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. http://www.cbs.gov.il/ishuvim/ishuv2008/bycode.xls. Retrieved 2010-06-22.