Ramot Naftali
Ramot Naftali
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  Ramot Naftali Location within Northeast Israel  Ramot Naftali Location within Israel | |
| Coordinates: 33°6′6″N 35°33′12″E / 33.10167°N 35.55333°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Subdistrict | Safed |
| Council | Mevo'ot HaHermon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Founded by | Bnei Peled |
| Population (2024)[1] | 516 |
Ramot Naftali (Hebrew: רמות נפתלי, lit. 'Naftali Heights') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 516.[1]
History
Ramot Naftali is located near the depopulated Palestinian Arab villages of Qadas[2] and Al-Nabi Yusha'.[3] Qadas was formerly the Israelite town of Kedesh in ancient times.
Ramot Naftali is named for the Biblical tribe of Naftali. It was founded by the Wingate group, soldiers who served under Orde Wingate in the British Army. In 1948, during an attack on Ramot Naftali, Wingate's widow Lorna accompanied the pilot of a Piper Cub on a mission to drop supplies and ammunition to the soldiers. Included in the drop was her late husband's Bible.[4]
Geography
Kibbutz Malkia, Kibbutz Yiftah and Moshav Dishon are located nearby.
Landmarks
Metzudat Koach, a compound of the British Mandate, where 28 fighters were killed when it was captured during the War of Independence.
Gallery
Ramot Naftali, 1945
Ramot Naftali, 1946
Ramot Naftali with Mount Hermon in distance, 1947
Ramot Naftali, 1947
Members of the Yiftach Brigade at Ramot Naftali, 1948
Israel Air Force plane above Ramot Naftali, 1948
Ramot Naftali, 1970
Entrance to Ramot Naftali
House in Ramot Naftali
View of the Mount Hermon from Ramot Naftali
References
- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 485. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 481. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ↑ Orde Wingate Remembered
External links
- Ramot Naftali in Yigal Alon website