Avtalion

Avtalion (Hebrew: אַבְטַלְיוֹן) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee to the south of Arraba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 470.[1]

Avtalion

אַבְטַלְיוֹן
Hebrew transcription(s)
  officialAvtalyon
Avtalion
Avtalion
Coordinates: 32°50′13.02″N 35°20′49.58″E
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMisgav
AffiliationAgricultural Union
Founded1987
Population
 (2018)[1]
470

The village was established in 1987 as a moshav shitufi, and was named after Abtalion, a rabbinic sage in the early pre-Mishnaic era. It was later converted to a community settlement

References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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