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Karkom () is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Korazim Plateau, near the Jordan River, east of Hatzor HaGlilit and just north of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In it had a population of .

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Locality
מועצה אזורית מבואות החרמון
Region
מחוז הצפון
Country
ישראל
Population
528
Timezone
Asia/Jerusalem

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Karkom () is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Korazim Plateau, near the Jordan River, east of Hatzor HaGlilit and just north of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In it had a population of .

==History== The community was founded in 1986 by residents of nearby moshavim. 160 families live in Karkom. The community is named after an old settlement in antiquity in the area that was also called "Karkom."

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karkom” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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