Ein Zeitim

Ein Zeitim
עין זיתים
Spring of Olives
Agricultural settlement
Ein Zeitim
Coordinates: 32°59′49.92″N 35°29′9.25″E / 32.9972000°N 35.4859028°E / 32.9972000; 35.4859028
CountryOttoman Empire (1891–1917)
Subsequent countries
  • Mandatory Palestine (1917–1948)
  • Israel (1948–1951)
First established1891
Founded byDorshei Zion society from Minsk
Area
 • Total
4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population
 (1947)
 • Total
100
Eventually ceased to be populated and became part of a military base.

Ein Zeitim (Hebrew: עין זיתים, lit. Spring of Olives) was an agricultural settlement about 2 km north of Safed first established in 1891.

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