Kfar Vradim () is a town ( local council) in northern

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

, with a population of in . It is situated south of

Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha (; ) is a city in the North District, Israel, North District in Israel, about east of Nahariya, and about Above mean sea level, above sea level. The city was established in 1963 through a municipal merger of the Arab citizens of ...

and about south of the border with Lebanon. Kfar Vradim is close to

(2 kilometers),

Karmiel Karmiel () is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre–Safed road, from Sa ...

(16 kilometers) and

Nahariya Nahariya () is the northernmost coastal city in Israel. As of , the city had a population of . The city was founded in 1935 by Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany. Etymology Nahariya takes its name from the stream of Ga'aton River, Ga'aton (riv ...

(20 kilometers). In 2018 it had a population of 5800.

History

As of 2018, there were contentious plans to build 2,200 new housing units, more than doubling the number of households in the town.

Notable residents

* Shani Boianjiu, novelist. * Matti Caspi, musician. *Romi Gonen, kidnapped to Gaza during the

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Twin towns

Kfar Vradim is twinned with: * Castrillo Mota de Judíos,

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References

External links

Kfar Vradim website
{{Authority control Local councils in Northern District (Israel) Populated places in Northern District (Israel) Populated places established in 1984 1984 establishments in Israel