Ramot Naftali
Ramot Naftali
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| Etymology: Naftali Heights | |
  Ramot Naftali  Ramot Naftali | |
| Coordinates: 33°6′6″N35°33′12″E / 33.10167°N 35.55333°E / 33.10167; 35.55333 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Mevo'ot HaHermon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Founded by | Bnei Peled |
| Population (2023)[1] | 496 |
Ramot Naftali (Hebrew: רמות נפתלי, lit.'Naftali Heights') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 496.[1]
History
After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Ramot Naftali took over part of the land belonging to the newly depopulatedPalestinian Arab villages of Qadas[2] and Al-Nabi Yusha'.[3]
- Ramot Naftali, 1945
Ramot Naftali, 1945- Ramot Naftali, 1945
- Ramot Naftali, 1946
- Ramot Naftali with Mount Hermon in distance, 1947
- Ramot Naftali, 1947
- Members of the Yiftach Brigade at Ramot Naftali, 1948
- Israel Air Force plane above Ramot Naftali, 1948
- Ramot Naftali, 1970
Geography
Near Ramot Naftali are the following communities: kibbutz Malkia, kibbutz Yiftah, and moshav Dishon.
The community is located next to Metzudat Koach, a compound of the British Mandate, where 28 fighters were killed when it was captured during the War of Independence.
- Entrance to Ramot Naftali
- Street in Ramot Naftali
- House in Ramot Naftali
- Garden in Ramot Naftali with the Hula Valley in the background
- View of the Mount Hermon from Ramot Naftali
References
- ^ ab"Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 485. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 481. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ramot Naftali.
- Ramot Naftali in Yigal Alon website