Alma, Israel

Alma
עַלְמָה‎
Alma is located in Northeast Israel
Alma
Alma
Alma is located in Israel
Alma
Alma
Coordinates: 33°3′4″N 35°30′0″E / 33.05111°N 35.50000°E / 33.05111; 35.50000
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMerom HaGalil
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1 September 1949
Founded byLibyan Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
698

Alma (Hebrew: עַלְמָה, Arabic: علما) is a religious Jewish moshav in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 698.[1] It is built on the basaltic plateau 10 km north of Safed, and about 4 km south of the Lebanese border. Prior to the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, it was populated by Palestinian Arabs.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Khalidi, 1992, pp. 432–433.