Almagor

Almagor
  • אַלְמָגוֹר (Hebrew)
Almagor is located in Northeast Israel
Almagor
Almagor
Location within Northeast Israel
Almagor is located in Israel
Almagor
Almagor
Location within Israel
Coordinates: 32°54′45″N 35°36′7.56″E / 32.91250°N 35.6021000°E / 32.91250; 35.6021000
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
SubdistrictKinneret
CouncilEmek HaYarden
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1961
FounderNahal
Population
 (2024)
540

Almagor (Hebrew: אַלְמָגוֹר) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Korazim Plateau, to the north of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 540.

History

The village was established in 1961 as a Nahal settlement and was built on land located near the depopulated Palestinian villages of Al-Butayha and Arab al-Shamalina. The village was converted to a civilian settlement in 1965.

The area had been the site for the Battle of Tel Motila [he], a clash between Israel and Syria on 2 May 1951. Today a memorial [he] stands at the site.

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Oren, Michael (2010). Six Days of War: June 1967 and the making of the modern Middle East. RosettaBooks. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-7953-1185-7. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  3. ↑ Wilson, Samantha (2011). Israel (2nd, illustrated ed.). Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-362-7. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  4. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. pp. 435, 441. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  5. ↑ Almagor
  6. ↑ Tel Motila (Kela Hill) Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine eKinneret