Korazim

Korazim
כּוֹרָזִים
Korazim
Korazim
Korazim is located in Northeast Israel
Korazim
Korazim
Coordinates: 32°54′37″N 35°33′3″E / 32.91028°N 35.55083°E / 32.91028; 35.55083
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMevo'ot HaHermon
AffiliationHitahdut HaIkarim
Founded1983
Population
 (2022)[1]
352
Websitewww.korazim.co.il

Korazim (Hebrew: כּוֹרָזִים) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located on the Korazim plateau to the north of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 352.[1]

History

The village was founded in 1983 as a moshav, but after it merged with Ma'of it became a community settlement. It is found just north of the Sea of Galilee. It is named after ancient Chorazin, mentioned in the New Testament (Matthew 11:21), now the site of a much-visited archaeological park, which is located about 1 km east of the modern village.[citation needed]

It was founded on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Samakiyya.[2]

See also

  • Khirbat Karraza or Chorazin, the ruins of the nearby ancient village, now a national park

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington DC: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 539. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.