Ilaniya
אִילָנִיָּה | |
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Coordinates: 32°45′30″N 35°24′7″E / 32.75833°N 35.40194°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Council | Lower Galilee |
Affiliation | Agricultural Union |
Founded | 1899 |
Founded by | Jewish Colonization Association |
Population (2022)[1] | 476 |
Ilaniya (Hebrew: אִילָנִיָּה) is a moshav in northern Israel. Also known as Sejera, after the adjacent Arab village al-Shajara, it was the first Jewish settlement in the Lower Galilee and played an important role in the Jewish settlement of the Galilee from its early years until the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council, and had a population of 476 in 2022.[1]