Ramot Naftali

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Ramot Naftali
Moshav
Etymology: Naftali Heights
Ramot Naftali is located in Northeast Israel
Ramot Naftali
Ramot Naftali
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Ramot Naftali is located in Israel
Ramot Naftali
Ramot Naftali
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Coordinates: 33°6′6″N 35°33′12″E / 33.10167°N 35.55333°E / 33.10167; 35.55333
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMevo'ot HaHermon
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1945
Founded byBnei Peled
Population
 (2024)[1]
516

Ramot Naftali (Hebrew: רמות נפתלי, lit. 'Naftali Heights') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 516.[1]

History

After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Ramot Naftali took over part of the land belonging to the newly depopulated Palestinian Arab villages of Qadas[2] and Al-Nabi Yusha'.[3]

Geography

Near Ramot Naftali are the following communities: kibbutz Malkia, kibbutz Yiftah, and moshav Dishon.

The community is located next to Metzudat Koach, a compound of the British Mandate, where 28 fighters were killed when it was captured during the War of Independence.

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