Mitzpe Ilan

Mitzpe Ilan
מצפה אילן
Mitzpe Ilan
Coordinates: 32°27′40″N 35°04′09″E / 32.46111°N 35.06917°ECoordinates: 32°27′40″N 35°04′09″E / 32.46111°N 35.06917°E
District Haifa
Council Menashe
Founded 2003
Population 295

Mitzpe Ilan (Hebrew: מצפה אילן) is a religious community settlement in northern Israel. Located south-west of Umm al-Fahm and close to the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2011 it had a population of 295.[1]

History

The village was established in 2003 as a Nahal settlement, before being settled by 44 families in 2005, at which point it was named Mitzpe Ilan after the Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon.

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