| Yir'on | |
| Hebrew | יִרְאוֹן |
| Founded | 20 May 1949 |
| Founded by | Former Yiftach Brigade and Dror-HeHalutz members |
| Council | Upper Galilee |
| Region | Galilee |
| District | North |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Coordinates | |
| Population | 391 (2007) |
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Yir'on
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| Website | www.yiron.org.il |
Yir'on (Hebrew: יִרְאוֹן) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located adjacent to the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 391.
The village was established on 20 May 1949 by former members of the Palmach's Yiftach Brigade and graduates of the Dror-HeHalutz youth movement on the ruins of the depopulated Palestinian village of Saliha. Ada Feinberg-Sireni, later a member of the Knesset, was amongst the founders. It was one of a series of villages established along the Lebanese border, with the intention of reinforcing the young states's borders. It was named after a biblical village of the Naftali tribe (Joshua 19:38), situated in this area.
The kibbutz makes money from tourism, the farming of fruit, the growing of trees in a tree nursery and light industry (which included a zip factory).
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