Dishon
Dishon is a village in Northern District, Israel and has about 355 residents. Dishon is situated nearby to the village Malkia, as well as near Malkiya.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kedesh.
Kedesh
Archaeological site
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Kedesh was an ancient Canaanite and later Israelite settlement in Upper Galilee, mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. Its remains are located in Tel Kedesh, 3 km northeast of the modern Kibbutz Malkiya in Israel on the Israeli-Lebanese border. Kedesh is situated 3½ km north of Dishon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dishon and Malkia.
Dishon
Village
Dishon is a moshav in northern Israel. It is located near the border with Lebanon, within the Naftali Mountains, near the Dishon Stream. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. As of 2024 it had a population of 419.
Malkia
Village
Malkia is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border and Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 500.
Alma
Village
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Alma is a religious Jewish moshav in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 906. Alma is situated 3½ km southwest of Dishon.
Dishon
- Type: Village with 355 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.08132° or 33° 4′ 53″ northLongitude
35.51752° or 35° 31′ 3″ eastPopulation
355Elevation
442 metres (1,450 feet)Inception
1953Open location code
8G5Q3GJ9+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 275283309OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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