Alon HaGalil (Hebrew: אַלּוֹן הַגָּלִיל, lit. 'Oak of the Galilee') is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,135.[1]
Alon HaGalil
אַלּוֹן הַגָּלִיל | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • official | Allon HaGalil |
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  Alon HaGalil | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′26″N 35°13′14″E / 32.75722°N 35.22056°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| Council | Jezreel Valley |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founded by | Moshavim Movement |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,135 |
| Website | alonhagalil.org.il |
Alon Hagalil was founded in 1980 on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian town of Saffuriya until the establishment of Israel.[2] Founded as a moshav, it converted to a community settlement in 1986, but remains a member of the Moshavim Movement.[citation needed]
Notable residents
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington DC: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 352. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
External links
edit- Village website (in Hebrew)