Mitzpe Ilan

Mitzpe Ilan
מצפה אילן
Mitzpe Ilan
Coordinates: 32°27′40″N 35°04′09″E / 32.46111°N 35.06917°E / 32.46111; 35.06917Coordinates: 32°27′40″N 35°04′09″E / 32.46111°N 35.06917°E / 32.46111; 35.06917
District Haifa
Council Menashe
Affiliation Or Movement
Founded 2003
Population (2015)[1] 317

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 2015 it had a population of 317.

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.

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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