{{For|the village in Iran|Karkom, Iran}} {{Infobox Israel village | name = Karkom | image = File:Karkom (3).JPG | imgsize = | hebname = {{Script/Hebrew|כַּרְכֹּם}} | meaning = | founded = 1986 | founded_by = Moshavniks | district = north | council = Mevo'ot HaHermon | affiliation = HaMerkaz HaHakla'i | popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}} | population = {{Israel populations|Karkom}} | population_footnotes = {{Israel populations|reference}} | pushpin_map = Israel northeast |pushpin_mapsize = 250 | coordinates = {{coord|32|55|50|N|35|36|29|E|display=inline,title}} | website = [http://karkom.org/index.htm karkom.org] }}
'''Karkom''' ({{langx|he|כַּרְכֹּם, כרכום}}) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Korazim Plateau, near the Jordan River, east of Hatzor HaGlilit and just north of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Karkom}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
==History== The community was founded in 1986 by residents of nearby moshavim. 160 families live in Karkom. The community is named after an old settlement in antiquity in the area that was also called "Karkom."
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080307184515/http://karkom.org/index.htm Village website]
{{Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Community settlements Category:Populated places in Northern District (Israel) Category:Populated places established in 1986 Category:1986 establishments in Israel