Dishon
דִּישׁוֹן‎
Dishon is located in Northeast Israel
Dishon
Dishon
Coordinates: 33°4′54″N 35°31′1″E / 33.08167°N 35.51694°E / 33.08167; 35.51694
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMevo'ot HaHermon
AffiliationHaOved HaTzioni
Founded1953
Founded byLibyan Jews
Population
 (2021)[1]
335

Dishon (Hebrew: דִּישׁוֹן) 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 2021 it had a population of 335.[1]

Dishon was established in 1953 by Jewish immigrants from Libya, on land belonging to the depopulated Arab Palestinian village of Dayshum.

Its name is a variation of the name of the Palestinian village.[2]

Dishon ATVs is the oldest ATV tours company in Israel, offering offroad trips by ATV and jeep in the Galilee, Hula Valley and Golan Heights.[3][4]

In the 2023 conflict between Hamas and Israel, Hezbollah targeted northern Israeli border communities, forcing evacuations, including in Dishon.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ↑ שמורת נחל דישון
  3. ↑ homepage, accessed 4 August 2019
  4. ↑ Dishon ATV's, Galilee, Your Way Tourism Ltd, accessed 4 August 2019
  5. ↑ Fabian, Emanuel. "IDF to evacuate civilians from 28 communities along Lebanese border amid attacks". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-10-22.


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