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Naftali Mountains

Naftali Mountains

Mountain range in Israel

33.21°N 35.54°E / 33.21; 35.54

Cliffs of the Naftali Mountains

Naftali Mountains (Hebrew: הרי נפתלי) is a mountain range between Lebanon and Upper Galilee, Israel. The western side gradually changes into the highlands of southern Lebanon. The eastern side sharply descends into the Hula Valley of Israel.[1][2]

They are a part of the watershed between the basins of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.[1]

The area was the place of heavy fighting in 1948 during the Israel War of Independence.[1][3]

A panorama of the Ramim Ridge [he], the main ridge of the Naftali Mountains as seen from Hula Valley near Tel Anafa

Israeli populated places in the mountains (from north to south) are: Misgav Am, Margaliot, Manara, Ramot Naftali, Malkia, Avivim and Dishon.

References

  1. [1]
    הרי נפתלי, הר שנאן, הר נזר, an archived copy of a page from the Yigal Allon House Museum website
  2. [2]
    Lake Kinneret. Ecology and Management, 2014, ISBN 9401789444, p. 72
  3. [3]
    M. M. Silver, The History of Galilee, 1538–1949. Mysticism, Modernization, and War, 2022, ISBN 179364943X, p.320-322
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