List of forests in Israel
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The forests of contemporary Israel are mainly the result of a massive
forests
.
In the 19th century and up to
railways across the empire.[1] Since it was founded the JNF has planted in Israel more than 260 million trees creating 280 forests, and still operates today.[2]
Northern District
Galilee
Upper Galilee
- Ahihud Forest – (Acre-Safed Road near Mt. Gamal)
- Baram Forest – (Shlomi-Sasa Road, near Meron Junction)
- Biriya Road)[3]
- Lower Hanita Forest – (Shlomi-Hanita Road)
- Mt. Shehumit (Har Nahash) - (Kiryat Shmona)
- Kibbutz Parod)
- Segev Forest[4]
Lower Galilee
- Beit Keshet Forest[5]
- Lavi Forest – (Golani Interchange)
- Mt. Turan – (near Golani Interchange-Mitzpe Netofa)
- Swiss Forest
- Tiberias Forest
Carmel
- Atatürk Forest - Mount Carmel
- Carmel Coast Forest – (Fureidis-Haifa Road)
- Hadera Forest – (near Hadera railway station)
- Irron Forest – (Hadera-Megiddo Road)
- Mt. Hurshan – (near Amikam)
Central District
- Elad
- Rosh HaAyin Forest - A small forest surrounding the city of Rosh HaAyin
- Shoham Forest - A small forest east of the town of Shoham
Shephelah
- Ben Shemen Forest – (east of Ben Shemen youth village)
- Haruvit Forest - A medium-sized forest east of Kibbutz Kfar Menahem
- Hulda Forest – (Nahshon Junction – Rehovot road)[3] Planned in 1907 by the Jewish National Fund, which brought in a German agronomist, Louis Barish, to manage the project. Restored in 1998.[6]
- Meginim Forest - Gezer region
- Modiin Forest - The eastern and southern sections of the Ben Shemen Forest
Jerusalem District
- Aminadav Forest – Judean hills[7] near Aminadav
- Canada Forest – Jerusalem corridor
- Eshtaol Forest - near Beit Shemesh
- Gilo Forest – (Gilo neighborhood)
- Jerusalem Forest – (between Givat Shaul neighborhood and Ein Karem)
- Shimshon-Sha'ar HaGaiJunction)
- Peace Forest – (below East Talpiot promenade)
- Shu'afat)
Southern District
- Amatzia
- LakhishJunction)
- Plugot Forest - A small forest west of the city of Kiryat Gat near the Plugot Junction
Negev
- Be'eri Forest – (on Road No. 232 near Be'eri from Hodiya Junction (Road No. 232) off Zikim-Karmia Road)
- Lahav Forest – (northern Negev)
- Yatir Forest – (northeast Negev)
See also
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References
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- ^ "JNF Forestry and Green Innovations". jnf.org. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ a b "JPost | French-language news from Israel, the Middle East & the Jewish World". Fr.jpost.com. Retrieved 2013-08-11.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Misgav Regional Council". Old.misgav.org.il. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
- ^ "Deep into the forest". Archived from the original on 2015-03-23.
- ^ Seth J. Frantzman. "Walks in the woods, Review of "Israel's Forest Book," Anat Madmony". Jpost.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
- ^ "Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael Jewish National Fund".