Prazon

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Prazon
פְּרָזוֹן‎
Prazon is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Prazon
Prazon
Coordinates: 32°32′41.28″N 35°18′41.75″E / 32.5448000°N 35.3115972°E / 32.5448000; 35.3115972Coordinates: 32°32′41.28″N 35°18′41.75″E / 32.5448000°N 35.3115972°E / 32.5448000; 35.3115972
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilGilboa
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1953
Founded byKurdish Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
322

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 2019 it had a population of 322.[1]

History[]

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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  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
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