Hazon, Israel

Hazon
  • חָזוֹן‬ (Hebrew)
Hazon upon its establishment
Hazon upon its establishment
Hazon is located in Northeast Israel
Hazon
Hazon
Location within Northeast Israel
Hazon is located in Israel
Hazon
Hazon
Location within Israel
Coordinates: 32°54′22″N 35°23′37″E / 32.90611°N 35.39361°E / 32.90611; 35.39361
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMerom HaGalil
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1969
FounderMoshavniks from Galilee
Population
 (2024)
388
Websitewww.mizra.org.il

Hazon (Hebrew: חָזוֹן) is a moshav in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. Located nine kilometers east of Carmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 388.

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. It was established on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Mansura.

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  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.