Hazon, Israel
Hazon
חָזוֹן | |
|---|---|
  Hazon  Hazon | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′22″N 35°23′37″E / 32.90611°N 35.39361°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Merom HaGalil |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Founded by | Moshavniks from Galilee |
| Population (2022)[1] | 293 |
| Website | www.mizra.org.il |
Hazon (Hebrew: חָזוֹן) is a moshav in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. Located nine kilometers east of Carmiel,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 293.[1]
History
[edit]The village was founded in 1969 by moshavniks from the Galilee, taking its name from the slopes of Mount Hazon, where it is located. It was established on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Mansura.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's Concise Gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 178. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
- ^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 533. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.