Ram-On () is a moshav ovdim in northern

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. Located in the

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region, south of the

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, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Gilboa Regional Council Gilboa Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit (ha)Gilbo'a'') is a Regional council (Israel), regional council in northern Israel, located on the slopes of the Mount Gilboa, Gilboa mountain range. There are more than 22,000 residents in 38 settlements ...

. In , it had a population of .

History

Ram-On was founded in 1953 by children of families from moshavim around Israel. They originally settled in Nurit on the Gilboa mountain, but in 1961, the community moved from Gilboa mountain to the present-day location of Ram-On. The moshav is named after Ram On Paldi, one of the founders of the community, who was killed in battle near Kerem Shalom in 1957.Hareouveni, Emanouel (1974). ''The Settlements of Israel and Their Archaeological sites'' (in Hebrew). Israel: Hakibbutz Hameuchad. p. 301

Economy

There is a factory in the moshav that manufactures

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materials.

References

{{Authority control Moshavim Gilboa Regional Council Populated places in Northern District (Israel) Populated places established in 1953 1953 establishments in Israel