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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  Merom Golan  Merom Golan | |
| Coordinates: 33°08′00″N 35°46′33″E / 33.13333°N 35.77583°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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||||||||||||
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