Eilabun

Eilabun עֵילַבּוּן‎ عيلبون
Local council (from 1973)
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Eilaboun
• Also spelled	Illabun (official) Eilaboun, Ailabun (unofficial)
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Coordinates: 32°50′18″N 35°24′03″E / 32.83833°N 35.40083°E / 32.83833; 35.40083
Grid position	187/249 PAL
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Area
• Total	4,835 dunams (4.835 km2 or 1.867 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	5,799
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Ethnicity [1]
• Arabs	99.5%
• Jews and others	0.5%

Eilabun (Arabic: عيلبون Ailabun, Hebrew: עַילַבּוּן, עֵילַבּוּ‎) is an Arab Christian village located in the Beit Netofa Valley around 15 kilometres (9 miles) south-west of Safed in northern Galilee between Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee. It had a population of 5,799 in 2022,^[1] which is predominantly Christian (70.5%).^[2] In 1973, Eilabun was granted local council status by the Israeli government.^[3]