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Yir’on

Yir'on is a kibbutz in the in northern . Located adjacent to the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 402.
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  • Email: mazkirut@yiron.org.il
  • Type: Village with 390 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Nir On”, “Shefer”, “Yar Oun”, and “Yiron”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avivim and Bar’am.

Village
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is a moshav in , in the northernmost part of Upper Galilee, less than one kilometre from the Blue Line with Lebanon. In 2023, its population was 499.

Village
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Bar'am is a kibbutz in northern . Located approximately 300 meters from Israel's border with near the ruins of the ancient Jewish village of Kfar Bar'am. is situated 3 km southwest of Yir’on.

Village
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is a municipality nestled in Jabal Amel in the district of in the Nabatiye Governorate in southern . It is located around 120 km south east of , roughly one km from the border with . is situated 3 km north of Yir’on.

Yir’on

Latitude
33.0768° or 33° 4′ 37″ north
Longitude
35.45521° or 35° 27′ 19″ east
Population
390
Elevation
685 metres (2,247 feet)
Inception
1949
Open location code
8G5Q3FG4+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 690149009
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293180
Wiki­data ID
Q2916534
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Yir’on” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يرؤون”
  • Cebuano: “Yir’on”
  • Czech: “Jir’on”
  • Czech: “Jiron”
  • Dutch: “Yir’on”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “يرؤون”
  • French: “Yir’on”
  • French: “Yiron”
  • Hebrew: “Yir’on”
  • Hebrew: “יראון”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Yir’on”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Yir’on”
  • Norwegian: “Yir’on”
  • Polish: “Jir’on”
  • Polish: “Jiron”
  • Polish: “Yir’on”
  • Russian: “Иреон”
  • Russian: “Ирон”
  • Swedish: “Yir’on”
  • Turkish: “Yir’on”

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