Dalton, Israel

Dalton
דַּלְתּוֹן
Dalton is located in Northeast Israel
Dalton
Dalton
Dalton is located in Israel
Dalton
Dalton
Coordinates: 33°0′58″N 35°29′15″E / 33.01611°N 35.48750°E / 33.01611; 35.48750
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMerom HaGalil
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1950
Founded byHapoel HaMizrachi
Population
 (2022)[1]
912

Dalton (Hebrew: דַּלְתּוֹן) is a moshav near Safed in northern Israel under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. It was founded by immigrants from Tripoli in Libya in 1950 under the leadership of Hapoel HaMizrachi.

The moshav is built near the ruins of an ancient village of the same name, which was home to a Jewish community during the Middle Ages. On the grounds of the moshav is a tomb ascribed to 2nd century rabbinic sages Jose the Galilean and his son rabbi Yishmael. The economy is based on agriculture, the Dalton Winery and a guesthouse. As of 2022 it had a population of 912.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.