Alma, Israel

Alma
  • עַלְמָה‎ (Hebrew)
Alma
Alma
Coordinates: 33°03′04″N 35°30′00″E / 33.05111°N 35.50000°E / 33.05111; 35.50000
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMerom HaGalil
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1 September 1949
Founded byLibyan Jews
Population
 (2023)
857

Alma (Hebrew: עַלְמָה, Arabic: علما) is a religious Jewish moshav in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 857. It is built on the basaltic plateau 10 km north of Safed, and about 4 km south of the Lebanese border. Prior to the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, it was populated by Palestinian Arabs.

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