Gornot HaGalil

Gornot HaGalil
Gornot HaGalil
Coordinates: 33°3′37.18″N 35°14′55.96″E / 33.0603278°N 35.2488778°E / 33.0603278; 35.2488778Coordinates: 33°3′37.18″N 35°14′55.96″E / 33.0603278°N 35.2488778°E / 33.0603278; 35.2488778
District Northern
Council Ma'ale Yosef
Founded 1980
Population (2015)[1] 168

Gornot HaGalil (Hebrew: גָּרְנוֹת הַגָּלִיל‎, lit. Granaries of the Galilee) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 168.[1]

History

The village was established in 1980 by members of families from local moshavim. Its name is derived from nearby Goren.

It is located on the land that had belonged to the Palestinian village of Iqrit, whose inhabitants had been expelled.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 17. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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