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 2024 it had a population of 388.[1]
Hazon
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  Hazon  Hazon | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′22″N 35°23′37″E / 32.90611°N 35.39361°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Merom HaGalil |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Founded by | Moshavniks from Galilee |
| Population (2024)[1] | 388 |
| Website | www.mizra.org.il |
History
editThe village was founded in 1969 by moshavniks from the Galilee, taking its name from the slopes of Mount Hazon, where it is located.[3] It was established on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Mansura.[4]
References
edit- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's Concise Gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 178. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
- ↑ Hareuveni, Imanuel (2010). Eretz Israel Lexicon (in Hebrew). Matach. p. 304.
- ↑ 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.