Yesud HaMa'ala
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Ysud ha Maˁla |
Coordinates: 33°3′22″N 35°36′15″E / 33.05611°N 35.60417°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Founded | 1882 |
Founded by | Ya'akov Chai Abo |
Area | |
• Total | 11,587 dunams (11.587 km2 or 4.474 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 1,798 |
• Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Yesud HaMa'ala (Hebrew: יְסוּד הַמַּעֲלָה) is a moshava and local council in northern Israel. The moshava was the first modern Jewish community in the Hula Valley. Built in 1883, the community was among a series of agricultural settlements founded during the First Aliyah.[2] In 2022 it had a population of 1,798.