Malkia
Kibbutz in northern Israel
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Malkia (Hebrew: מלכיה) 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 2023 it had a population of 499.[1]
Malkia
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| Coordinates: 33°5′54″N 35°30′40″E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Upper Galilee |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | March 1949 |
| Founded by | Demobilised Palmach soldiers |
| Population (2023)[1] | 499 |
| Website | www.malkiya.co.il |
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]
Notable residents
- Micha Bar-Am (born 1930), photographer and photojournalist
Gallery
Malkia shortly after its establishment
Early view of Malkia
Building of first cabin at Malkia
Malkia members 1948
Malkia 1949
Members of the Harel Brigade planting grass seeds in 1950
