Eilon

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| image = אילון.JPG | imgsize = 250px | name = Eilon | founded = 1938 | founded_by = Polish Jews | country = | district = north | council = Mateh Asher | affiliation = Kibbutz Movement | altOffSp = Elon | popyear = | population = | population_footnotes= | website = | pushpin_map = Israel northwest#Israel|pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | coordinates = Eilon () is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located a mile south of the Lebanese border and six miles east of the Mediterranean coast, the kibbutz is situated in the Western Galilee on a ridge between two streams, Nahal Betzet and Nahal Kziv. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of it had a population of ..

Etymology

The name "Eilon" is derived from the Hebrew words Elah (pistachio) and Alon (oak), two tree species abundant in this heavily forested area of northern Israel, though specifically referred to the "remnants of ancient trees in the vicinity." The Polish-Jewish immigrants cleared the forest and planted orchards for edible crops that would grow on a rocky hillside, to feed the small population .

History

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The kibbutz, situated a short distance from the Lebanese border, was established in 1938 on 400 Dunams of land in Khirbet Samak, which had been purchased by the Jewish National Fund. It was settled that year by a group of Polish immigrants and Palestinian Jews. The inhabitants found themselves under constant fire in the wake of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. Eilon was one of the early tower and stockade settlements.

By 1947 the kibbutz had a population of 350, successfully reclaiming rocky land that had been designated by the British Mandatory government as uncultivable. The kibbutz was initially affiliated with Hashomer Hatzair. Calm was achieved after the Galilee was cleared of Lebanese troops and Kaukji's bands in November 1948. When the Israeli forces, having just occupied the town of Tarshiha appeared coming up the path the inhabitants defending the kibbutz could hardly believe their good fortune.

Climate

| width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Eilon (1991–2020) | Jan record high C = 28.0 | Feb record high C = 30.2 | Mar record high C = 36.7 | Apr record high C = 39.9 | May record high C = 40.6 | Jun record high C = 41.5 | Jul record high C = 40.1 | Aug record high C = 40.1 | Sep record high C = 40.3 | Oct record high C = 39.8 | Nov record high C = 34.6 | Dec record high C = 30.5 | year record high C = 41.5

| Jan high C = 16.4 | Feb high C = 17.3 | Mar high C = 20.0 | Apr high C = 23.7 | May high C = 27.1 | Jun high C = 29.2 | Jul high C = 30.7 | Aug high C = 31.3 | Sep high C = 30.4 | Oct high C = 28.2 | Nov high C = 23.4 | Dec high C = 18.6 | year high C = 24.7

| Jan mean C = 12.5 | Feb mean C = 13.1 | Mar mean C = 15.4 | Apr mean C = 18.5 | May mean C = 21.8 | Jun mean C = 24.1 | Jul mean C = 25.9 | Aug mean C = 26.5 | Sep mean C = 25.5 | Oct mean C = 23.3 | Nov mean C = 18.9 | Dec mean C = 14.6 | year mean C = 20.0

| Jan low C = 8.6 | Feb low C = 8.8 | Mar low C = 10.7 | Apr low C = 13.2 | May low C = 16.4 | Jun low C = 18.9 | Jul low C = 21.0 | Aug low C = 21.7 | Sep low C = 20.6 | Oct low C = 18.4 | Nov low C = 14.4 | Dec low C = 10.6 | year low C = 15.3

| Jan record low C = 0.0 | Feb record low C = -1.8 | Mar record low C = 2.4 | Apr record low C = 2.7 | May record low C = 9.7 | Jun record low C = 12.8 | Jul record low C = 17.2 | Aug record low C = 17.8 | Sep record low C = 15.5 | Oct record low C = 10.4 | Nov record low C = 5.3 | Dec record low C = 1.5 | year record low C = -1.8

| precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 216.9 | Feb precipitation mm = 147.7 | Mar precipitation mm = 84.7 | Apr precipitation mm = 38.8 | May precipitation mm = 13.5 | Jun precipitation mm = 3.4 | Jul precipitation mm = 0.4 | Aug precipitation mm = 0.0 | Sep precipitation mm = 5.5 | Oct precipitation mm = 33.5 | Nov precipitation mm = 99.4 | Dec precipitation mm = 171.9 | year precipitation mm = 815.7

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 12.3 | Feb precipitation days = 10.1 | Mar precipitation days = 7.2 | Apr precipitation days = 3.6 | May precipitation days = 1.8 | Jun precipitation days = 0.4 | Jul precipitation days = 0.1 | Aug precipitation days = 0.0 | Sep precipitation days = 0.7 | Oct precipitation days = 3.6 | Nov precipitation days = 6.0 | Dec precipitation days = 10.3 | year precipitation days = 56.1

| source = NOAA{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Israel/CSV/ELON_NA.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Eilon |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = January 10, 2024}}

Economy

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Water_tower_Eilon_(Keshet_Eilon).jpg" caption="The water tower in Eilon, renovated to house the management office of the [[Keshet Eilon]] music centre"] ::

Eshet Eilon is a privately owned production plant which manufactures agri-industrial systems to sort vegetables and fruit.

There are a few small workshops in Eilon, among them: Eilon Mosaic which manufactures decorative mosaic; A recording studio, A studio of traditional Japanese carpentry, and a studio for building Mizrahi (oriental) musical instruments.

Places of interest

Eilon houses an archaeological collection of artefacts dating back to the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods, as well as from the Iron Age, and which were salvaged principally from the ruin Khirbet Jelĩl, near Moshav Goren.

References

References

  1. M Gilbert (1998) ''Israel: A History'', p91
  2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210827042622/http://www.morederech.com/trip-reports/acco/acco-adrian.pdf More Derech trip report]
  3. Jewish National Fund. (1949). "Jewish Villages in Israel". Hamadpis Liphshitz Press.
  4. Gilbert, p237
  5. (1978). "Israel Guide - Upper Galilee, Huleh Basin and Jordan Source Region (A useful encyclopedia for the knowledge of the country)". Keter Publishing House, in affiliation with the Ministry of Defense.

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