Abirim (), also known as Mitzpe Abirim, is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee, three kilometres from Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . It is located in the middle of a natural oak forest bordering the Nahal Kziv nature reserve.
History Abirim was established in 1980 on land located near the Christian town of Fassuta.Survey of Palestine, Map sheet 17-27 Tarbikha, 1:20,000, 1948. It was initially named "Eder" and then renamed to "Abirim" after the nearby ruins of Burj Misr (Arabic: "Egyptian Tower"), which was renamed to Horbat Metsad Abirim (Hebrew: "Ruin of the Fortress of the Knights") in 1957.Government of Israel, ילקוט הפרסומים (Gazette) number 536, 14 May 1957, p. 856. The age and original purpose of the ruins is unknown; proposals range from a Crusader stronghold to a mausoleum from the Hellenistic period (4th–3rd centuries BCE).
See also Israeli wine
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External links Official website