Moran, Israel

Moran
Moran
Coordinates: 32°55′9.84″N 35°23′43.79″E / 32.9194000°N 35.3954972°E / 32.9194000; 35.3954972Coordinates: 32°55′9.84″N 35°23′43.79″E / 32.9194000°N 35.3954972°E / 32.9194000; 35.3954972
District Northern
Council Misgav
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 1977
Population (2015)[1] 427

Moran (Hebrew: מוֹרָן, lit. Viburnum) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee near Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 427.

History

Kibbutz Moran was founded in 1977 by a kvutza of youths, most of whom had grown up in cities, and who had been training in kibbutz Ginosar. It was named for the viburnum plant that grows wild in the area.

The kibbutz runs a 28-room guesthouse. [2]

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Kibbutz Moran guesthouse Zimmer
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/18/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.