Hazon, Israel

Hazon חָזוֹן‬‎
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Coordinates: 32°54′22″N 35°23′37″E
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Merom HaGalil
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded	1969
Founded by	Moshavniks from Galilee
Population  (2022)[1]	293
Website	www.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 2022 it had a population of 293.[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.[3] It was established on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Mansura.[4]

References

1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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. Hareuveni, Imanuel (2010). Eretz Israel Lexicon (in Hebrew). Matach. p. 304.
4. 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.