Eilabun
Eilabun
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Local council (from 1973) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Eilaboun |
| • Also spelled | Illabun (official) Eilaboun, Ailabun (unofficial) |
| 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 or 1.867 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5,799 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/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. It had a population of 5,799 in 2022, which is predominantly Christian (70.5%). In 1973, Eilabun was granted local council status by the Israeli government.