Merom Golan

Merom Golan (Hebrew: מְרוֹם גּוֹלָן) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Western Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[2]

Merom Golan מְרוֹם גּוֹלָן‎
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Coordinates: 33°08′00″N 35°46′33″E
District	Northern
Council	Golan
Region	Golan Heights
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	14 July 1967
Population  (2022)[1]	741
Website	merom-golan.org.il

It is located at the bottom of the volcanic crater^[3] of Mount Bental. The settlement falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 741.^[1]

History

Kibbutz Golan (later Merom Golan) was established on 14 July 1967 with funds from the Upper Galilee Regional Council on the site of the abandoned military camp of Aleika.^[4]

The kibbutz 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]

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Merom Golan (Temperature: 1995–2010, Precipitation: 1980-2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
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)	13	13	10	5	2.0	0.5	0.1	0	0.7	5	8	11	68.3
Average relative humidity (%)	80	79	73	64	57	57	60	67	65	62	69	78	68
Source: Israel Meteorological Service[6][7]

See also

• Israeli-occupied territories
• Status of territories occupied by Israel in 1967