Abirim

Abirim
Metsad Abirim, a ruin of tower or mausoleum near Abirim
Abirim
Coordinates: 33°2′22.45″N 35°17′14.67″E / 33.0395694°N 35.2874083°E / 33.0395694; 35.2874083Coordinates: 33°2′22.45″N 35°17′14.67″E / 33.0395694°N 35.2874083°E / 33.0395694; 35.2874083
District Northern
Council Ma'ale Yosef
Founded 1980
Population (2017)[1] 216

Abirim (Hebrew: אַבִּירִים‬, lit. Knights) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee, three kilometres from Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 216.[1] It is located in the middle of a natural oak forest bordering the Nahal Kziv nature reserve.

History

Abirim was established in 1980 and named for the nearby ruins of Metsad Abirim (Hebrew: "Fortress of the Knights"). It is located on land that had belonged to the Palestinian villages of Dayr al-Qassi and al-Mansura, both of which were depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[2]

Culture

Abirim hosts an annual wine festival showcasing the wines of local vintners.[3] Many of the residents run bed and breakfast establishments.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, pp. 13, 24, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
  3. ↑ The wine festival at Mitzpe Abirim Archived April 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Wines of Israel
  4. ↑ 5 stops in Abirim Haaretz
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