Naftali Mountains

Mountain range in Israel

33°13′N 35°32′E / 33.21°N 35.54°E / 33.21; 35.54

Upper Galilee, Israel
South Lebanon

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]

Geography

The Israeli side of Naftali Mountains rises about 300 meters above the agricultural areas of Hula Valley.^[4] The southren part of the mountains is marked by the Dishon Stream. In the Lebanoni side, the northern border of the mountains is marked by the Litani River. The ridge's length is estimated to be about 25 km long and 10 km wide.^[5] The hight of the ridge ranges between 450 to 880 meters high.^[4]

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c הרי נפתלי, הר שנאן, הר נזר, an archived copy of a page from the Yigal Allon House Museum website
^ Lake Kinneret. Ecology and Management, 2014, ISBN 9401789444, p. 72
^ M. M. Silver, The History of Galilee, 1538–1949. Mysticism, Modernization, and War, 2022, ISBN 179364943X, p.320-322
^ ^a ^b Zohary, Tamar; Sukenik, Assaf; Berman, Tom; Nishri, Ami (2014-09-29). Lake Kinneret: Ecology and Management. Springer. p. 72. ISBN 978-94-017-8944-8.
^ "Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - KKL-JNF - Naftali Mountain Ridge". https. Retrieved 2024-08-21.