Ein al-Asad
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| Founded | 1899 | |
| Founded by | Beit Jann residents | |
| Council | Merom HaGalil | |
| Region | Galilee | |
Ein al-Asad (Arabic: عين الأسد "the lion's spring", Hebrew: עין אל-אסד, lit. Spring of the Lion) is a Druze village in northern Israel. Located near Maghar in the Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 806.
The community was founded in 1899 by Druze people from Beit Jann, and was named after an eponymous wellspring outside the village.
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Coordinates: 32°56′28.21″N 35°23′47″E / 32.9411694°N 35.39639°E
