Dishon


Dishon is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the border with Lebanon between the towns of Kiryat Shmona and Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In it had a population of.

Name

is a character from the Book of Genesis from the Hebrew Bible. He was the son of Anah of Zibeon the Hivite and the brother of Aholibamah, one of Esau's wives.

History

Dishon was established in 1953 by Jewish immigrants from Libya, on land belonging to the depopulated Arab Palestinian village of Dayshum.

Economy

Dishon ATVs is the oldest ATV tours company in Israel, offering offroad trips by ATV and in the Galilee, Hula Valley and Golan Heights.