Merom Golan

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Merom Golan
מרום גולן
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Merom Golan
Coordinates: 33°08′00″N35°46′33″E / 33.13333°N 35.77583°E / 33.13333; 35.77583
District Northern
Council Golan
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded14 July 1967;58 years ago (14 July 1967)
Population
 (2023) [1]
802
Website merom-golan.org.il

Merom Golan (Hebrew : מרום גולן) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Golan Heights. Located at the bottom of the volcanic crater of Mount Bental, [2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 802. [1]

Contents

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. [3]

History

Merom Golan was established on 14 July 1967 with funds from the Upper Galilee Regional Council on the site of the abandoned Syrian military camp of Aleika, [4] and was the first Israeli settlement to be established in the Golan Heights after the Six-Day War, about a month after the end of the war. Initially, the kibbutz was called Golan, and in November 1968 its name was changed to Merom Golan.

Between the years 1969 and 1973, Merom Golan was shelled many times by the Syrian army. In March 1972, the settlement moved to its current location, and this location also suffered many shellings. During the Yom Kippur War, the women and children were evacuated to Beit HaShita and remained there until the end of the fighting. However, the settlement was also shelled by the Syrians after that.

Geography

Climate

Merom Golan had the lowest temperature ever recorded by an Israeli weather station: -14.2° C. The previous record was -13.7C in the Beit Netofa Valley. [5]

Climate data for Merom Golan (Temperature: 1995–2010, Precipitation: 1980-2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)21.2
(70.2)		22.0
(71.6)		29.7
(85.5)		33.3
(91.9)		38.2
(100.8)		38.0
(100.4)		40.8
(105.4)		41.4
(106.5)		38.3
(100.9)		35.1
(95.2)		28.6
(83.5)		24.2
(75.6)		41.4
(106.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)9.9
(49.8)		11.0
(51.8)		14.5
(58.1)		18.8
(65.8)		24.5
(76.1)		27.7
(81.9)		29.2
(84.6)		29.4
(84.9)		27.7
(81.9)		24.1
(75.4)		17.5
(63.5)		12.3
(54.1)		20.6
(69.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)5.7
(42.3)		6.5
(43.7)		9.3
(48.7)		12.8
(55.0)		17.2
(63.0)		20.7
(69.3)		23.1
(73.6)		23.1
(73.6)		20.9
(69.6)		17.5
(63.5)		11.8
(53.2)		7.9
(46.2)		14.7
(58.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)1.5
(34.7)		2.0
(35.6)		4.1
(39.4)		6.8
(44.2)		10.0
(50.0)		13.8
(56.8)		17.0
(62.6)		16.8
(62.2)		14.1
(57.4)		10.9
(51.6)		6.1
(43.0)		3.4
(38.1)		8.9
(48.0)
Record low °C (°F)−14.2
(6.4)		−12.5
(9.5)		−6.7
(19.9)		−4.5
(23.9)		−0.2
(31.6)		4.0
(39.2)		7.7
(45.9)		6.7
(44.1)		3.4
(38.1)		−2.0
(28.4)		−6.1
(21.0)		−8.8
(16.2)		−14.2
(6.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)201
(7.9)		196
(7.7)		115
(4.5)		40
(1.6)		9.1
(0.36)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		1.9
(0.07)		22
(0.9)		86
(3.4)		159
(6.3)		830
(32.73)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm)13131052.00.50.100.7581168.3
Average relative humidity (%)80797364575760676562697868
Source: Israel Meteorological Service [6] [7]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2016-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
  4. ↑ 1967 Israel, the War and the Year that Transformed the Middle east by Tom Segev p.574-575
  5. ↑ "Golan sees record low temperatures during storm". The Times of Israel. 12 January 2015. Kibbutz Merom Golan on the Golan Heights experienced temperatures of -14.2° C [...] The previous low was reached in February 1950 in the Beit Netofa valley. [...] The Golan Heights were not a part of Israel at that time, and their higher altitude likely would have earned them the original record too.
  6. ↑ "Temperature average" (in Hebrew). Israel Meteorological Service. Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Precipitation average" (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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