Alon HaGalil
Alon HaGalil
אַלּוֹן הַגָּלִיל | |
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| • official | Allon HaGalil |
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  Alon HaGalil | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′25.56″N 35°13′14.15″E / 32.7571000°N 35.2205972°ECoordinates: 32°45′25.56″N 35°13′14.15″E / 32.7571000°N 35.2205972°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| Council | Jezreel Valley |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Population (2019)[1] | 1,118 |
| Website | www.alon-hagalil.org |
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 2019 it had a population of 1,118.[1]
Alon Hagalil was founded on the depopulated Palestinian town of Saffuriya in 1980.[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[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ 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[]
- Village website (in Hebrew)
Categories:
- Jezreel Valley Regional Council
- Community settlements
- Former moshavim
- Populated places established in 1980
- Populated places in Northern District (Israel)