Karkom ( he, כַּרְכֹּם, כרכום) is a
community settlement in northern
Israel. Located in the
Korazim Plateau, near the
Jordan River
The Jordan River or River Jordan ( ar, نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, ''Nahr al-ʾUrdunn'', he, נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, ''Nəhar hayYardēn''; syc, ܢܗܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ''Nahrāʾ Yurdnan''), also known as ''Nahr Al-Shariea ...
, east of
Hatzor HaGlilit and just north of the
Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee ( he, יָם כִּנֶּרֶת, Judeo-Aramaic: יַמּא דטבריא, גִּנֵּיסַר, ar, بحيرة طبريا), also called Lake Tiberias, Kinneret or Kinnereth, is a freshwater lake in Israel. It is the lowest ...
, 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
moshav
A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 an ...
im. 160 families live in Karkom. The community is named after an old settlement in antiquity in the area that was also called "Karkom."
References
External links
Village website
{{Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council
Community settlements
Populated places in Northern District (Israel)
Populated places established in 1986
1986 establishments in Israel