Amir, Israel

Amir
Amir
	Amir Amir
	Coordinates: 33°10′42″N 35°37′15″E / 33.17833°N 35.62083°E
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Upper Galilee
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	29 October 1939
Founded by	Lithuanian and Polish Jewish refugees
Population (2022)	622

Amir (Hebrew: עָמִיר, lit. Sheaf) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee Panhandle near Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 622.^[2] The kibbutz is on the eastern bank of the Jordan River in the Hula Valley, and has views of snow-topped Mount Hermon to the northeast, and the Ramat Naftali to the west. It was established in 1939 in the area today known as Lehavot HaBashan, and moved to its current location in 1942.^[3]

^ Amir Labour Movement
^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ See early 1940s Survey of Palestine map at: File:Historical map series for the area of al-Hamra' (1940s with modern overlay).jpg

[1] Amir Labour Movement

[Israelpopulations-2] "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[3] See early 1940s Survey of Palestine map at: File:Historical map series for the area of al-Hamra' (1940s with modern overlay).jpg

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Amir

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Coordinates: 33°10′42″N 35°37′15″E / 33.17833°N 35.62083°E / 33.17833; 35.62083
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Upper Galilee
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	29 October 1939^[1]
Founded by	Lithuanian and Polish Jewish refugees
Population (2022)^[2]	622