Dalton

Dalton is a moshav near in northern under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. It was founded by immigrants from in in 1950 under the leadership of Hapoel HaMizrachi.
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  • Type: Village with 850 residents
  • Description: moshav near Safed in northern Israel
  • Also known as: “Dalton, Israel”, “Daltoun”, and “Shahar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dallata and Alma Cave.

Ruins
was an Arab village, located on a hilltop 6 kilometers north of Safad. Constructed upon an ancient site, it was known to the Crusaders as Deleha.

Cave
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is situated 3 km northeast of Dalton.

Museum
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Birya Fortress is a fortress built by the Jewish Palmach paramilitary during the British Mandate near the Jewish village of and the Arab village of . In 1946 the Birya affair took place here. Today the fortress operates as a . is situated 3½ km southeast of Dalton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaddita and Kerem Ben Zimra.

Village
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Kadita is an unrecognised community settlement in northern . Located in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 191.

Village
is a moshav in northern . Near in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 705. is situated 3 km northwest of Dalton.

Village
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, also spelled Reihaniyye, is a Circassian town in northern . It is one of the only two Circassian towns in Israel, the other being . is situated 3½ km north of Dalton.

Dalton

Latitude
33.01667° or 33° 1′ north
Longitude
35.48919° or 35° 29′ 21″ east
Population
850
Elevation
819 metres (2,687 feet)
Inception
1950
Open location code
8G5Q2F8Q+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473124
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295360
Wiki­data ID
Q2916525
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Dalton” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Dalton”
  • Dutch: “Dalton”
  • Finnish: “Dalton”
  • French: “Dalton”
  • Hebrew: “דלתון”
  • Irish: “Dalton”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dalton i Israel”
  • Persian: “دالتون (موشاو اسرائیلی)”
  • Persian: “دالتون”
  • Polish: “Dalton”
  • Spanish: “Dalton Israel”
  • Spanish: “Dalton”
  • Turkish: “Dalton”

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