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Odem (Hebrew: ????) is an Israeli cooperative moshav situated in the
northern part of the Golan Heights. It is located on Mount Odem, at a
height of 1,090 meters above sea level, making it the second highest town
in Israel. It is surrounded by the Odem Forest. Odem means ruby and
signifies the red colour. In this case it refers to the color of the rocks
of Mount Odem, an extinct volcano.
The Israeli government approved the establishment of the settlement in
1975, and a group of young people occupied an abandoned Syrian military
base nearby. Most of these original settlers left, however, because of the
frigid temperatures and strong winds. Those that remained were joined in
1981 by a new group, and the permanent settlement was established. The
population was about 150 in 1993, about one-third of them children. Odem
falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council.
The chief industri
