Menahemia
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Menahemia (Hebrew: מנחמיה) 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 Beit She'an Valley 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. 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.
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