Lower Galilee
Lower Galilee
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Highest elevation | 598 m (1,962 ft)) |
The Lower Galilee (
Geography
The Lower Galilee consists of three different regions which differ in their geological structure:
- The western Lower Galilee
- The central Lower Galilee
- The high regions of the eastern Lower Galilee
The central Lower Galilee consists of low mountain ranges which extend from east to west with several valleys in between; south of the Beit Kerem (Šagor) Valley is the Shagor mountain range, then Sakhnin valley, Yodfat range, Beit Netofa Valley, Tur'an valley and range, Nazareth range, and Ksulot (Joshua 19:18) valley. In the western part of the Lower Galilee there are several low hills (200–300 meters) covered with Oak tree forests, the central Lower Galilee region is more mountainous and the eastern Lower Galilee region turn into flat basalt mountainside reaching heights of 300 meters above sea level which extend from northeast to the southwest.
Although the landscape of the Lower Galilee is less dramatic than that of the Upper Galilee, it is greener, more peaceful and quiet. The Lower Galilee is more accessible to the majority of Israelis (less than a 2-hour drive from the Tel Aviv area). Much of the produce farms of Israel originates in the Lower Galilee, especially in the Jezreel Valley and the Beit She'an Valley.
Type of soil
The soil of the Lower Galilee mainly consists of the following:
- Limestone - the lands in the central Lower Galilee region consists mainly of limestone which was created due to accumulation of shells and skeletons of marine life on the seabed.
- Brown Terra Rossa- the Lower Galilee region also have many areas which consists of this type of soil which has high amounts of minerals. The Terra Rossa is the basis for the development of forests in the Galilee because it has a large amount of mineral needed for the trees to grow.
- fertile soil.
Water resources
Until 1932 the settlements in the eastern Lower Galilee were based solely on
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See also
References
- ^ Josephus, The Jewish War 3.3.1 (3.35). In The Jewish War 3.3.1., the Greek word used for the city is Cabul (Gr. Χαβουλών), although in Whiston's English translation the word is erroneously written as Zebulon. Cf. Josephus (1968), Jacob N. Simchoni (ed.), The History of the War of the Jews with the Romans (in Hebrew) (2 ed.), Ramat-Gan: Masada. p. 565.
- ^ Erich M. Meyers, "Galilean Regionalism as a Factor in Historical Reconstruction," in: Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (No. 221, 1976), p. 95