Almagor

This article is about the Israeli moshav. For people named Almagor, see Almagor (disambiguation).

Almagor אַלְמָגוֹר‎
Almagor Show map of Northeast Israel Almagor Show map of Israel
Coordinates: 32°54′45″N 35°36′7.56″E
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Emek HaYarden
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1961
Founded by	Nahal
Population  (2022)[1]	425

Almagor (Hebrew: אַלְמָגוֹר) is a moshav in northern Israel.^[2][3] Located in the Korazim Plateau, to the north of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 425.^[1]

Etymology

The village name is a word combination meaning "lack of fear", al meaning "without", and magor meaning "fear".

History

The village was established in 1961 as a Nahal settlement and was built on land that had formerly belonged to the depopulated Palestinian villages of Al-Butayha and Arab al-Shamalina.^[4] Prior to the foundation of the moshav, the area had been the site for the Battle of Tel Motila, a clash between Israel and Syria on 2 May 1951. Today a large memorial stands at the site.^[5]

The village was converted to a civilian settlement in 1965.

References

1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. Oren, Michael (2010). Six Days of War: June 1967 and the making of the modern Middle East. RosettaBooks. p. 42. ISBN 9780795311857. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
3. Wilson, Samantha (2011). Israel (2nd, illustrated ed.). Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841623627. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
4. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains:The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. pp. 435, 441. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
5. Tel Motila (Kela Hill) Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine eKinneret