Alon HaGalil
אַלּוֹן הַגָּלִיל
Hebrew transcription(s)
  officialAllon HaGalil
Alon HaGalil is located in Haifa region of Israel
Alon HaGalil
Alon HaGalil
Coordinates: 32°45′26″N 35°13′14″E / 32.75722°N 35.22056°E / 32.75722; 35.22056
CountryIsrael
CouncilJezreel Valley
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1980
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,131
Websitewww.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 2021 it had a population of 1,131.[1]

Alon Hagalil was founded on the land of 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.

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. 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.
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