Mitzpa | |
Founded: | 1908 |
District: | north |
Council: | Lower Galilee |
Pushpin Map: | Israel northeast |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 32.7906°N 35.5094°W |
Mitzpa (he|מִצְפָּה) is a moshava in the Lower Galilee Regional Council, Israel. Located next to the Sea of Galilee and Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The village was founded in 1908 in the period of the Second Aliyah by the Jewish Colonization Association. Its name is Hebrew for "observatory", a name which was given to the village due to the location in which one has a good observation of the Sea of Galilee, Mount Arbel and Safed.
The main branches of the village are agriculture, entrepreneurship, tourism (hospitality rooms) and others work outside of the village.