Eilabun
Eilabun
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | ʕeilabbun |
| • Also spelled | Illabun (official) Eilaboun, Ailabun (unofficial) |
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 Eilabun
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| Coordinates: 32°50′18.24″N 35°24′2.74″E / 32.8384000°N 35.4007611°ECoordinates: 32°50′18.24″N 35°24′2.74″E / 32.8384000°N 35.4007611°E | |
| Grid position | 187/249 PAL |
| District | Northern |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local council (from 1973) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,835 dunams (4.835 km2 or 1.867 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 5,558 |
Eilabun (Arabic: عيلبون Ailabun, Hebrew: עַילַבּוּן, עֵילַבּוּ) is an Israeli Arab local council in northern Israel. Located in the Beit Netofa Valley around 15 kilometres (9 miles) south-west of Safed, it had a population of 5,558 in 2015, which is predominantly Christian. In 1973, Eilabun achieved local council status by the Israeli government.
According to the Survey of Western Palestine, the name Eilabun comes from Arabic, meaning "hard, rocky ground." An Israeli theory is that the place was built on the ancient site of "Ailabu" (Hebrew: עַיְלַבּוּ), a possible variation of the name Ein Levon.
Pottery remains from the Middle Bronze Age, Iron Age II, Persian, early Roman and from the Byzantine era have been excavated.
Rock-cut sarcophagi have been found to the west of the village.
In 1517, the village was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire with the rest of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as being in the nahiya ("Subdistrict") of Tabariyya under the Liwa ("District") of Safad with a population of 13 Muslim households.
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