Hazon
חָזוֹן‬‎
Hazon is located in Northeast Israel
Hazon
Hazon
Hazon is located in Israel
Hazon
Hazon
Coordinates: 32°54′22″N 35°23′37″E / 32.90611°N 35.39361°E / 32.90611; 35.39361
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMerom HaGalil
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1969
Founded byMoshavniks from Galilee
Population
 (2021)[1]
290
Websitewww.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 2021 it had a population of 290.[1]

History

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

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ^ El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's Concise Gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 178. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
  3. ^ 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.
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