Almagor

{{short description|Moshav in northern Israel}}

{{about|the Israeli moshav|people named Almagor|Almagor (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox Israel village

| name = Almagor

| hebname = {{Script/Hebrew|אַלְמָגוֹר}}

| image = Almagor.JPG

| foundation = 1961

| founded_by = Nahal

| country = {{ISR}}

| district = north

| council = Emek HaYarden

| affiliation = Moshavim Movement

| population = {{Israel populations|Almagor}}

| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}

| population_footnotes = {{Israel populations|reference}}

| pushpin_map=Israel northeast#Israel |pushpin_mapsize=250 |pushpin_label_position=left

| coordinates = {{coord|32|54|45|N|35|36|7.56|E|display=inline,title}}

| website =

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Almagor ({{langx|he|אַלְמָגוֹר}}) is a moshav in northern Israel.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lEklDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA42 |title=Six Days of War: June 1967 and the making of the modern Middle East |publisher=RosettaBooks |year=2010 |last=Oren |first=Michael|author-link=Michael Oren |access-date=April 19, 2019 |isbn=9780795311857|page=42}}{{cite book |last=Wilson |first=Samantha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kY_v3QFAqqwC&dq=almagor+moshav&pg=PA197 |title=Israel |edition=2nd, illustrated |publisher=Bradt Travel Guides |year=2011 |access-date=April 19, 2019 |isbn=9781841623627}} Located in the Korazim Plateau, to the north of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Almagor}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}

Etymology

The village name is a word combination meaning "lack of fear", al meaning "without", and magor meaning "fear".

History

The village was established in 1961 as a Nahal settlement and was built on land that had formerly belonged to the depopulated Palestinian villages of Al-Butayha and Arab al-Shamalina.{{cite book|title=All That Remains:The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_By7AAAAIAAJ |first1=Walid|last1=Khalidi|authorlink=Walid Khalidi|year=1992|location=Washington D.C.|publisher=Institute for Palestine Studies|isbn=0-88728-224-5|pages=435, 441}} Prior to the foundation of the moshav, the area had been the site for the Battle of Tel Motila, a clash between Israel and Syria on 2 May 1951. Today a large memorial stands at the site.[http://www.ekinneret.co.il/site/eng/ip.asp?cat=33&pa_cat=6&biz_id=58 Tel Motila (Kela Hill)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113809/http://www.ekinneret.co.il/site/eng/ip.asp?cat=33&pa_cat=6&biz_id=58 |date=2015-04-02 }} eKinneret

The village was converted to a civilian settlement in 1965.

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