- Yir'on
Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Yir'on
foundation =20 May 1949
founded_by = FormerYiftach Brigade and Dror - HaHalutz members
region =Galilee
council = Upper Galilee
industry =
affiliation =Kibbutz Movement
website = [http://www.yiron.org.il/ www.yiron.org.il]Yir'on ( _he. יראון) is a
kibbutz in northernIsrael . Located adjacent to the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction ofUpper Galilee Regional Council . In 2006 it had a population of 386.The village was established on
20 May 1949 by former members of thePalmach 'sYiftach Brigade and graduates of the "Dror - HaHalutz" youth movement on the ruins of the abandoned Arab village ofSaliha . It was one of a series of villages established along the Lebanese border, with the intention of reinforcing the young states's borders.External links
* [http://www.yiron.org.il/ Kibbutz website] he icon
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