Ramot Naftali

Ramot Naftali
רמות נפתלי
Etymology: Naftali Heights
Ramot Naftali is located in Northeast Israel
Ramot Naftali
Ramot Naftali
Ramot Naftali is located in Israel
Ramot Naftali
Ramot Naftali
Coordinates: 33°6′6″N 35°33′12″E / 33.10167°N 35.55333°E / 33.10167; 35.55333
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMevo'ot HaHermon
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1945
Founded byBnei Peled
Population
 (2023)[1]
496

Ramot Naftali (Hebrew: רמות נפתלי, lit.'Naftali Heights') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 496.[1]

History

After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Ramot Naftali took over part of the land belonging to the newly depopulated Palestinian Arab villages of Qadas[2] and Al-Nabi Yusha'.[3]

Geography

Near Ramot Naftali are the following communities: kibbutz Malkia, kibbutz Yiftah, and moshav Dishon.

The community is located next to Metzudat Koach, a compound of the British Mandate, where 28 fighters were killed when it was captured during the War of Independence.

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  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. 485. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 481. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.