Galilee (Hebrew: הגליל ha-Galil, lit: the province, Latin: Galileia, Arabic: الجليل al-Jaleel), is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative North District of the country. Traditionally divided into Upper Galilee (Hebrew: גליל עליון Galil Elyon), Lower Galilee (Hebrew: גליל תחתון Galil Takhton), and Western Galilee (Hebrew: גליל מערבי Galil Maaravi), extending from Dan to the north, at the base of Mount...
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Galilee (Hebrew: הגליל ha-Galil, lit: the province, Latin: Galileia, Arabic: الجليل al-Jaleel), is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative North District of the country. Traditionally divided into Upper Galilee (Hebrew: גליל עליון Galil Elyon), Lower Galilee (Hebrew: גליל תחתון Galil Takhton), and Western Galilee (Hebrew: גליל מערבי Galil Maaravi), extending from Dan to the north, at the base of Mount Hermon, along Mount Lebanon to the ridges of Mount Carmel and Mount Gilboa to the south, and from the Jordan Rift Valley to the east across the plains of the Jezreel Valley and Acre to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the Coastal Plain in the west.
Most of Galilee consists of rocky terrain, at heights of between 500 and 700 meters. There are several high mountains including Mount Tabor and Mount Meron in the region, which have relatively low temperatures and high rainfall. As a result of this climate, flora and wildlife thrive in the...
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