Me'ona

Me'ona מְעוֹנָה
Me'ona
Coordinates: 33°1′3″N 35°15′31″E / 33.01750°N 35.25861°E / 33.01750; 35.25861
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Ma'ale Yosef
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1949
Founded by	North African and Romanian Jews
Population  (2022)[1]	965

Me'ona (Hebrew: מְעוֹנָה, lit. 'Refuge place') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located between Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 965.^[1]

The village was established in 1949 by Jewish immigrants and refugees from North Africa and Jews from Romania. Its name (as of the neighbouring moshav Ein Ya'akov) is taken from Deuteronomy 33:27-28:

The Eternal Lord is Your refuge place ...

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