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Mitzpa
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilLower Galilee
Founded1908
Founded byJewish Colonization Association
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,070

Mitzpa (Template:Lang-he-n) is a moshava in the Lower Galilee Regional Council, Israel. Located next to the Sea of Galilee and Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,070.

History

The village was founded in 1908 in the period of the Second Aliyah by the Jewish Colonization Association. Its name is Hebrew for "observatory", a name which was given to the village due to the location in which one has a good observation of the Sea of Galilee, Mount Arbel and Safed.

Economy

The main branches of the village are agriculture, entrepreneurship, tourism (hospitality rooms) and others work outside of the village.

References

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