Abirim

Abirim, also known as Mitzpe Abirim, is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee, three kilometres from Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of. It is located in the middle of a natural oak forest bordering the Nahal Kziv nature reserve.

History

Abirim was established in 1980 on land that had belonged to Fassuta prior to 1948. It was initially named "Eder" and then renamed to "Abirim" after the nearby ruins of Burj Misr, which was renamed to Horbat Metsad Abirim in 1957. The age and original purpose of the ruins is unknown; proposals range from a Crusader stronghold to a mausoleum from the Hellenistic period.