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| Hebrew | מְטֻלָּה | |
| Founded in | 1896 | |
| Government | Local council | |
| District | North | |
| Population | 1,500 (2005) | |
| Jurisdiction | 2,000 dunams (2 km²) | |
| Head of municipality | Jacob Katz | |
Metula (Hebrew: מְטֻלָּה) is a town in the North District of Israel. Local councils (מועצה מקומית moetza mekomit) are one of the three types of Local government found in Israel, with the other two being There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot (מחוזות singular mahoz) and fifteen The North District (מחוז הצפון mehoz hatzafon, also known as the Northern District) is one of Israel 's six administrative districts A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum is a unit of Area used in the Ottoman Empire and still used in various standardized versions Local councils (מועצה מקומית moetza mekomit) are one of the three types of Local government found in Israel, with the other two being The North District (מחוז הצפון mehoz hatzafon, also known as the Northern District) is one of Israel 's six administrative districts Metula is located between the sites of the Biblical cities of Dan, Abel Bet Maacah, and Ijon, bordering Lebanon.
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History and early pioneers
Metula was founded in 1896 on lands bought from Druze land owners by Baron de Rothschild. The Druze ( Arabic: درزي derzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz) are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild ( August 19, 1845 – November 2, 1934) was a French member of the Rothschild banking The Jewish settlement was founded by 60 farming families from more established settlements and 20 families of non-farming professions. Most of the founders were immigrants from Russia who were fleeing pogroms (riots against Jews occurring during that period in Russia). A pogrom is a form of Riot directed against a particular group whether ethnic religious or other and characterized by destruction of their Homes Businesses Pioneers (halutzim) from Petah Tikva also joined in settling Metula, as did some scholars from Safed. Petah Tikva (פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה "Opening of Hope" known as Em HaMoshavot ("Mother of the Moshavot " is a city in the Half a century later, Holocaust survivors found refuge in Metula.
Defensive positions were located along both sides of the main road, and were part of the settlement's perimeter defence network during the 1936-39 riots. Building were made of cement, with rectangular slits. The positions were manned by militia and the men of Metullah, and remained in use up until the War of Independence.
Illegal immigrants passed through here between 1920-1923, when Metullah was used as a transit stop into the British Mandate of Palestine from the French mandatory territory in Syria and Lebanon. The Palestine Mandate, was a set of protocols or articles that formed a multilateral legal and administrative agreement The flow of illegal immigrants increased in 1933-34. Often, immigrants were robbed along the way. The residents of Metullah hid the newcomers in their homes, and would even stage fictitious weddings, at the end of which all the "celebrants" would be transported in trucks to the center of the country, far from the border.
The bridge over Nahal Ayyun (left background) was built by the Britain in the years 1943-44. On June 17, 1946 (Night of the bridges) all four Palmach battalions (the Haganah elite units) captured and destroyed 11 border bridges to hinder enemy forces to enter the country. Operation Markolet (known as Night of the Bridges) was a Haganah venture on the night of the 16th to the 17th of June 1946 in the British Mandate of Palestine The Palmach ( Hebrew: פלמ"ח an acronym for Plugot Maḥatz (Hebrew פלוגות מחץ Strike Companies) was the regular fighting force Haganah ( Hebrew: "The Defense" ההגנה was a Jewish Paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine As consequence, the British soldiers imprisoned many yishuv leaders and Palmah members, on June 29, 1946, ("Black Sabbath"). The bridge was blown up again by Palmach during the War of Independence. The bridge was reconstructed in the 1980s.
The Safari Disaster In the afternoon of Sunday, March 10, 1985, a convoy of IDF soldiers on their "Safari" model trucks were driving from Metula towards the Lebanese town of Marjayoun. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Dozens of soldiers, just returned from shabat, were on their way to duty. In accordance with regulations, one armed jeep in the forefront and two on the tail, the soldiers were wearing helmets and bullet-proof vests. They were just crossing the narrow bridge over Nahal Ayyun at 13:45, when they noticed on the other side a red Chevrolet pickup truck driving towards them. The soldiers of the first jeep noticed just one driver, smiling friendly. They signaled him to pull over to let the convoy pass. The first jeep and the first safari truck passed, when at 13:50 a tremendous explosion occurred, which shattered windows even back in Metula. The red truck exploded in a huge fireball, and hurled soldiers through the air. 12 soldiers were killed and 14 wounded in the explosion.
The Good Fence (הגדר הטובה, HaGader HaTova or Fatima Crossing) was a border crossing from Metula to Lebanon opened 1976 and closed in 2000 after Israel's withdrawal of Lebanon. The Good Fence is a popular term for Israel 's northern border with Lebanon during the period following the Lebanese Civil War during which Southern The border crossing allowed the population of southern Lebanon to find a job in northern Israel, to get health services, to attend school in Israel and to transport goods.
Area and population
The municipality governs a land area of 2,000 dunams (2 km²). A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum is a unit of Area used in the Ottoman Empire and still used in various standardized versions According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), in September 2003 Metula had a population of 1,400, predominantly Jewish. The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה HaLishka HaMerkazit LeStatistika) abbreviated CBS, is an Israeli PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Metula was declared a local council in 1949. Also according to the CBS, the population over the years was:
Israel's only Olympic-size ice rink is located in a local sports complex. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games An Ice rink is a frozen body of Water where people can Ice skate or play winter sports The Canada Centre is home club to most Israeli figure skaters, and it hosts the national championships Israeli Figure Skating Championships whenever they are held. Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging The Israeli Figure Skating Championships are held annually to determine the top Figure skaters in Israel.
It also houses a touristic, 4 position firing range.
Geography and climate
Metula is the northernmost town in Israel (although the municipal borders of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights exceed it), located on the Israel-Lebanon border 6 kilometers north of Qiryat Shemona at 520 m above sea level. Majdal Shams (مجدل شمس מג'דל שמס is a Druze village in the northern part of the Golan Heights, the center of Druze life in the region Borders of Israel The Golan Heights ( الجولان al-Jawlān, הגולן ha-Golan) is a strategic Plateau and mountainous Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Kiryat Shmona (קִרְיַת שְׁמוֹנָה lit City of the Eight is a City located in the North District of Israel on the western slopes
The average annual rainfall is 900 mm. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to Winters are usually cold and wet, and summers warm and dry. Snowfall occurs once in a number of years. The river Nahal Ayoun has its sources in Lebanon, about seven kilometers north of Metulla.
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