Eilabun
Eilabun
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|---|---|
Local council (from 1973) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Eilaboun |
| • Also spelled | Illabun (official) Eilaboun, Ailabun (unofficial) |
Eilabun Eilabun | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′18″N 35°24′03″E / 32.83833°N 35.40083°E | |
| Grid position | 187/249 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,835 dunams (4.835 km2; 1.867 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 5,834 |
| • Density | 1,207/km2 (3,125/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Arabs | 99.5% |
| • Jews and others | 0.5% |
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.