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Hatzor HaGlilit from its northern neighborhood, with red-roofed houses and a long ridge behind. Photo: Almog, Public domain.

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Hatzor HaGlilit חצור הגלילית

A small Upper Galilee town on the Korazim plateau, a few kilometers from the ancient mound of Hazor.

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Overview

Hatzor HaGlilit was founded in 1952–1953 as a transit camp for immigrants, mainly Jews from North Africa, and became a local council in 1956. It has 11,013 residents (2024) on the Korazim Plateau, overlooking the Hula Valley and Mount Hermon.

It is named after biblical Hazor, whose mound, Tel Hazor, is a few kilometers north near Kibbutz Ayelet HaShahar and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage listing.

11,013 (2024)
Population
About 430 m (average)
Elevation
12% to ₪213,240
Tax credit (2026)
A path and shade trees on the mound of Tel Hazor. Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0.
Tel Hazor, a few kilometers north of the town. Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0 (source)

Living in Hatzor HaGlilit

Quality of life

  • A small town overlooking the Hula Valley and Mount Hermon, with Tel Hazor National Park nearby.
  • A public-transport hub and the Upper Galilee Mall at the entrance to the town; Route 90 runs east of it.

Community

  • Traditional-religious in character, with state, state-religious and Haredi schools, and a Gur Hasidic neighborhood.
  • The tomb of Honi HaMe’agel, a sage of the Mishnah, is traditionally placed in the forest west of the town.

Value for money

  • Residents get a 12% income-tax credit on earned income up to ₪213,240 a year (2026).

Good to know

  • Hebrew Wikipedia gives the town a socio-economic cluster score of 4 of 10 (2021).
  • The Prigel food plant, a longtime employer, closed in September 2024 and was sold in 2025 (Hebrew Wikipedia).
  • We found no source on an English-speaking community here.

Community

  • Traditional-religious in character, with state, state-religious and Haredi schools, and a Gur Hasidic neighborhood.
  • The tomb of Honi HaMe’agel, a sage of the Mishnah, is traditionally placed in the forest west of the town.

Religious life

Women’s mikveh (available in town)

The arched entrance to the tomb of Honi HaMe’agel, with separate doors for men and women. Photo: Dr. Avishai Teicher, CC BY 2.5.
The tomb of Honi HaMe’agel. Photo: Dr. Avishai Teicher, CC BY 2.5 (source)

Schools

Schools and English-speaking support are being researched and will be added here, each with its source.

Getting around

Hatzor HaGlilit has no railway station of its own. The station that serves it is Karmiel, about 34 min (38 km) away by road. On a weekday 26 trains a day run from Karmiel to Haifa Center–HaShmona, usually in about 37 min. 8 trains a day run direct to Tel Aviv Savidor Central, in about 1 h 41 min.

About 32 bus lines stop in Hatzor HaGlilit on a weekday. Direct services from Hatzor HaGlilit include:

  • Haifa: 59 direct trips on a weekday (lines 500, 503, 505), from about 1 h 13 min; Egged.
  • Tel Aviv: 30 direct trips on a weekday (lines 840, 845), from about 2 h 12 min; Egged.
  • Jerusalem: 5 direct trips on a weekday (lines 963), from about 2 h 18 min; Egged.
  • Kiryat Shmona: 153 direct trips on a weekday (lines 500, 505, 511, 541, 542…), from about 18 min; Egged and Nateev Express.
  • Tzfat: 80 direct trips on a weekday (lines 23, 143, 511, 522, 558…), from about 14 min; Golan Regional Council and Nateev Express.
  • Afula: 46 direct trips on a weekday (lines 541, 542, 840, 984), from about 54 min; Egged and Nateev Express.
  • Karmiel: 40 direct trips on a weekday (lines 500, 503), from about 37 min; Egged.

Times are from the first stop in town to the first stop in the destination city. Timetables change, so check the operator’s app before you plan a trip.

By road, Hatzor HaGlilit is about 1 h 7 min (75 km) from Haifa, 1 h 59 min (158 km) from Tel Aviv, 2 h 29 min (197 km) from Jerusalem and 2 h 2 min (159 km) from Ben Gurion Airport, the nearest international airport. These are free-road estimates with no traffic, so allow more at rush hour.

Sources: Ministry of Transport timetable · OpenStreetMap routing · Wikipedia, Israel Railways

Hatzor HaGlilit is part of Tzfat and Rosh Pina, with Tzfat and Rosh Pina close by.

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Stone foundations of an ancient house at Tel Hazor, outlined in yellow with numbered rooms. Photo: Lev.Tsimbler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
House foundations, Tel Hazor. Photo: Lev.Tsimbler, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Nature & attractions

In half an hour or less you can be at Tel Hazor National Park (9 min), Korazim National Park (14 min) and Amud Stream Nature Reserve (18 min). Up to 45 minutes takes you to Hula Nature Reserve (32 min), Hamat Tiberias National Park (33 min), Horshat Tal National Park (36 min) and Mount Meron Nature Reserve (38 min). For a longer day out, Tel Dan Nature Reserve (49 min), Nimrod Fortress National Park (49 min), Yehi’am Fortress National Park (58 min) and Montfort Castle (Nahal Kziv Nature Reserve) (59 min) are within the hour.

All 15 parks and reserves within an hour, with drive times
  • Tel Hazor National Park · about 9 min by roadA Canaanite and Israelite city with a palace and a water system 45 m deep, part of the UNESCO World Heritage biblical tells (2005). INPA, Tel Hazor
  • Korazim National Park · about 14 min by roadA Jewish village from the time of the Mishnah and Talmud, with a synagogue and a ritual bath. INPA, Korazim
  • Amud Stream Nature Reserve · about 18 min by roadA stream that runs all year, with rock pools, old flour mills and prehistoric caves. The upper section, reached from Road 866, is open to visitors. INPA, Amud Stream
  • Hula Nature Reserve · about 32 min by roadA wetland of worldwide importance for water birds, with a covered walkway about 600 m long over the restored lake and Israel’s largest herd of water buffalo. INPA, Hula
  • Hamat Tiberias National Park · about 33 min by roadAn ancient synagogue with a mosaic floor, an 18th-century Turkish bathhouse and 17 hot springs by the Kinneret. INPA, Hamat Tiberias
  • Horshat Tal National Park · about 36 min by roadA recreation site of about 700 dunams around an oak grove and a lake fed by streams from the Dan. INPA, Horshat Tal
  • Mount Meron Nature Reserve · about 38 min by roadThe largest nature reserve in the North, 90,596 dunams of Mediterranean woodland, declared in 1965. Wikipedia, Mount Meron Nature Reserve
  • Arbel National Park and Nature Reserve · about 40 min by roadA cliff-top park over the Kinneret, with Arbel Fortress, a cave village and the ruins of a Galilean synagogue. INPA, Arbel
  • Hermon Stream (Banias) Nature Reserve · about 43 min by roadSprings and what the Authority calls Israel’s largest waterfall, the Cave of Pan with niches from an ancient shrine, and old flour mills. INPA, Banias
  • Gamla (Yehudiya) Nature Reserve · about 43 min by roadA 51 m waterfall, the highest in Israel, the remains of ancient Gamla, dolmens and the country’s largest nesting colony of griffon vultures. INPA, Gamla
  • Tel Dan Nature Reserve · about 49 min by roadThe source of the Dan, the largest tributary of the Jordan, with four nature trails and the excavated ancient city of Dan. INPA, Tel Dan
  • Nimrod Fortress National Park · about 49 min by roadA medieval fortress at the foot of Mount Hermon, described as the largest medieval castle in Israel. INPA, Nimrod Fortress
  • Yehi’am Fortress National Park · about 58 min by roadThe ruins of a large Crusader and Ottoman fortress, which also tells the story of its defenders in 1948. INPA, Yehi’am Fortress
  • Montfort Castle (Nahal Kziv Nature Reserve) · about 59 min by roadThe ruins of a Teutonic Order castle built from 1228, above the Nahal Kziv stream, with a three-storey gate tower and a two-storey central hall. Wikipedia, Montfort Castle
  • Bet She’arim National Park · about 1 h by roadA burial ground where Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi is buried, with the decorated Menorah Caves. INPA, Bet She’arim

Drive times are free-road estimates from the center of Hatzor HaGlilit (OpenStreetMap routing). Hours, fees and booking rules change; check the Israel Nature and Parks Authority before you go.

Hatzor HaGlilit and Rosh Pina seen from a distance across a valley, with a ridge behind. Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hatzor HaGlilit and Rosh Pina. Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

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Researched by DreamNorth, checked 18 Oct 2026. Developer and promotional material is marked as such; confirm details before you buy.