Prazon (Hebrew: פְּרָזוֹן) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 353.[1]

Prazon
פְּרָזוֹן
Prazon is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Prazon
Prazon
Coordinates: 32°32′41″N 35°18′42″E / 32.54472°N 35.31167°E / 32.54472; 35.31167
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilGilboa
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1953
Founded byKurdish Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
353

History

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The village was founded in 1953 by immigrants to Israel from Kurdistan on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Mazar.[2]

Prazon was the second settlement in the Ta'anakh region after Avital.[3] The name "Prazon" ("rural population") is taken from a verse in chapter 5, verse 7 of the Book of Judges: "The rural population in Israel ceased, until I, Deborah, arose." The story described in Judges took place in the surrounding region.[citation needed]

The local football club, Hapoel Asi Gilboa, is based in Prazon.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 337. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. ^ Moshav Avital celebrates 60th anniversary