Eilabun

Eilabun
  • עֵילַבּוּן
  • عيلبون
Local council (from 1973)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Eilaboun
 • Also spelledIllabun (official)
Eilaboun, Ailabun (unofficial)
Eilabun
Eilabun
Coordinates: 32°50′18″N 35°24′03″E / 32.83833°N 35.40083°E / 32.83833; 35.40083
Grid position187/249 PAL
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
Area
 • Total
4,835 dunams (4.835 km2; 1.867 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
5,834
 • Density1,207/km2 (3,125/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Arabs99.5%
 • Jews and others0.5%

Eilabun (Arabic: عيلبون Ailabun, Hebrew: עַילַבּוּן, עֵילַבּוּ‎) is an Arab Christian village located in the Beit Netofa Valley around 15 kilometres (9 miles) south-west of Safed in northern Galilee between Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee, Israel. It had a population of 5,834 in 2023, which was 70,5% Christian and 29.5% Muslim. In 1973, Eilabun was granted local council status by the Israeli government.