Mikhmas

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For the Biblical locality, see Michmash.

Mikhmas
Other transcription(s)
• Arabic	مُخماس
Mikhmas from the west
Mikhmas Location of Mikhmas within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 31°52′22.14″N 35°16′36.69″E / 31.8728167°N 35.2768583°E / 31.8728167; 35.2768583Coordinates: 31°52′22.14″N 35°16′36.69″E / 31.8728167°N 35.2768583°E / 31.8728167; 35.2768583
Governorate	Jerusalem
Government
• Type	Village Council
Population (2006)
• Jurisdiction	1,878

Mikhmas (Arabic: مُخماس‎) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 8 kilometers Northeast of Jerusalem in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,878 in 2006.^[1]

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v t e Jerusalem Governorate

Cities	Abu Dis al-Eizariya al-Ram

Municipalities	Hizma Biddu Bir Nabala Kafr 'Aqab Qatanna

Villages	'Anata Arab al-Jahalin Beit 'Anan Beit Duqqu Beit Hanina Beit Ijza Beit Iksa Beit Safafa Beit Surik Jaba al-Jib al-Judeira Kalandia Mikhmas Nabi Samwil al-Qubeiba Rafat as-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya Sharafat ash-Sheikh Sa'd az-Za'ayyem

Refugee camps	Kalandia Shuafat

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