Mattat

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Mattat (Hebrew: מתת‎) is a small communal settlement in northern Israel, near the Lebanese Border, within the boundaries of the Ma'ale Yosef regional council, and located between the cities of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Safed.

The village was founded in 1979 by a group of families from an organisation called HaSukah. Today it is home to about 150 inhabitants, many of whom are employed in local industry and agriculture. Tourism is also an important source of income, and Mattat natural beauty is taken advantage of by several small hotels.

Mattat's name is equivalent in gematria to 840, its altitude in metres. The high location and mountainous region provides the town with a relatively temperate climate. Summer temperatures rarely break 25°C and humidity is low, and summer nights are even chilly. The winters are cold and wet, with an average of over 800mm precipitation, including the occasional snow.