Almagor () is a

moshav A moshav (, plural ', "settlement, village") is a type of Israeli village or town or Jewish settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 and 1 ...

in northern

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. Located in the Korazim Plateau, to the north of the

Sea of Galilee The Sea of Galilee (, Judeo-Aramaic languages, Judeo-Aramaic: יַמּא דטבריא, גִּנֵּיסַר, ), also called Lake Tiberias, Genezareth Lake or Kinneret, is a freshwater lake in Israel. It is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth ...

, it falls under the jurisdiction of

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. In it had a population of .

Etymology

The village name is a word combination meaning "lack of fear", ''al'' meaning "without", and ''magor'' meaning "fear".

History

The village was established in 1961 as a

Nahal settlement Nahal settlements () were Israeli settlements established by Israeli soldiers of Nahal in both Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories. Supporting the growth and expansion of Israeli Jews was once the main focus of Nahal troops of the Israe ...

and was built on land that had formerly belonged to the depopulated

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villages of

Al-Butayha Al-Butayha () was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 4, 1948, by the Palmach's First Battalion during Operation Matateh. It was located 13 ...

and Arab al-Shamalina. Prior to the foundation of the moshav, the area had been the site for the Battle of Tel Motila, a clash between Israel and

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on 2 May 1951. Today a large memorial stands at the site.Tel Motila (Kela Hill)
eKinneret The village was converted to a civilian settlement in 1965.

References

{{Emek HaYarden Regional Council Moshavim Nahal settlements Populated places established in 1961 Populated places in Northern District (Israel) 1961 establishments in Israel