"Galil" redirects here. For the weapon, see IMI Galil. The Galil ( is a family of Israeli small arms designed by Yisrael Galili and Yaacov Lior produced by Israel Military Industries Ltd (now Israel Weapon

Tzfat, the "Capital" of the Galilee, seen with the Sea of Galilee, also known as Lake Kinneret in the background

An orchard in the Upper Galilee

Mediterranean forest in Galilee

Panorama of the Harod valley, part of the Jezreel Valley

Galilee (Hebrew: הגליל‎ ha-Galil, lit:cylinder, circuit, district; Arabic: الجليل‎ al-Jaleel), is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative Northern District of the country. Safed (צְפַת pronounced Tsfat; صفد pronounced Safad) is a city in the Northern District of Israel. The Sea of Galilee, also Sea of Genneseret, Lake Kinneret or Lake Tiberias (Hebrew ים כנרת) (Arabic بحيرة طبريا) An orchard is an intentional planting of Trees or Shrubs maintained for Food production. The Upper Galilee is a mountainous area in northern Israel and southern Lebanon, its borders are the Litani river in the north the Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean forests woodlands and shrub is a temperate Biome, characterized by hot dry summers and mild and rainy winters The Jezreel Valley (עמק יזרעאל Emek Yizrael) is a large fertile plain and inland valley in the south of the Lower Galilee region of Israel Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The North District (מחוז הצפון mehoz hatzafon, also known as the Northern District) is one of Israel 's six administrative districts Traditionally divided into Upper Galilee, Lower Galilee, and Western Galilee, the region makes up one-third of Israel, extending from Biblical 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 Valley to the east across the plains of the Jezreel Valley and Akko to the shores of the Mediterranean and Israel's coastal plain in the west. The Upper Galilee is a mountainous area in northern Israel and southern Lebanon, its borders are the Litani river in the north the Mediterranean Sea The Lower Galilee (הגליל התחתון HaGalil HaTakhton) is a region within the North District of Israel. "Galil" redirects here For the weapon see IMI Galil. Galilee (הגליל ha-Galil, lit the province, Dan (דן formerly named Laish, is a town mentioned by the Bible, in which it is portrayed as the northernmost town of the Kingdom of Israel, and formerly Mount Hermon ( הר חרמון Har Hermon, جبل الشيخجبل حرمون Jabal el-Shaiykh, Jabal Haramon Mount Lebanon ( Arabic: جبل لبنان as a geographic designation is the Lebanese mountain range known as the Western Mountain Range of Lebanon Mount Carmel (הר הכרמל Karem El/Har Ha'Karmel; Arabic Kurmul/Jabal Mar Elyas) is a coastal Mountain range in northern Israel Mount Gilboa (הר הגלבוע is a Ridge above the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel. Great Rift ValleyThe Jordan Rift Valley (الغور Al-Ghor or Al-Ghawr) is an elongated depression located in modern-day Israel, Jordan, the The Jezreel Valley (עמק יזרעאל Emek Yizrael) is a large fertile plain and inland valley in the south of the Lower Galilee region of Israel The Israeli Coastal Plain (מישור החוף Mishor HaHof) is the narrow Coastal plain along Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast which houses 70% of

Most of the 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 relatively low temperatures and high rainfall in comparison to elsewhere in Israel. Mount Tabor ( הר תבור, Greek:) is located in Lower Galilee, at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, 17 kilometres (11 mi west of the Mount Meron ( הר מירון, Har Meron) is a mountain in Israel 1208 meters/3955 feet above sea level As a result of this climate, flora and wildlife thrive in the region, whilst many birds annually migrate from colder climates to Africa and back through the Hulah-Jordan corridor. In Botany, flora ( Plural: floras or florae has two meanings The first meaning flora of an area or of time period, refers to all Fauna is all of the Animal life of any particular region or time The streams and waterfalls, the latter mainly in the Upper Galilee, along with vast fields of greenery and colorful wildflowers, as well as numerous towns of biblical importance, make the region a popular tourist destination in Israel. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.

Due to its high rainfall (900-1200 mm), mild temperatures (in comparison to other regions of Israel) and high mountains (The Meron's elevation is 1,000-1,208 meters), the upper Galilee region contains some unique flora and fauna which appear no where else in Israel: prickly juniper (juniperus oxycedrus), Lebanese cedar (cedrus libani), which grows in a small grove on Mount Meron, cyclamens, paeonias and rhododendron ponticum which sometimes appears on Meron. Mount Meron ( הר מירון, Har Meron) is a mountain in Israel 1208 meters/3955 feet above sea level Juniperus oxycedrus ( Prickly Juniper, Prickly Cedar, Cade Juniper, Spanish Cedar and Cade (from the French Cedrus libani ( Lebanon Cedar or Cedar of Lebanon) is a species of Cedar native to the mountains of the Mediterranean region Cyclamen is a Genus of 20 Species of Flowering plants traditionally classified in the family Primulaceae, but in recent years For the ancient Balkan region and tribe see Paionia. The peony or paeony ( Paeonia) is the only genus in the Rhododendron ponticum, called Common Rhododendron or Pontic Rhododendron, is a species of Rhododendron native to southern

History

According to the Bible, Solomon rewarded Hiram for certain services by giving him the gift of an upland plain among the mountains of Naphtali. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin King Solomon ( Ge'ez: ስለሞን Arabic: ar سليمان, Sulayman, all from the Triliteral root S-L-M, "peace" Naphtali (ˈnæftəˌlaɪ ( was according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Jacob and Bilhah, and the founder of the Israelite Hiram called it "the land of Cabul". Cabul is the name of two places in ancient Israel mentioned in the Hebrew Bible: A district in the north-west of Galilee, near to Tyre In Isaiah (8:23), the region is referred to as "the District of the Nations" (גְּלִיל - הַגּוׁיִם; lit:G’lîl Haggôyim), with much of this name being retained in its present name of Galil or HaGalil. During the Hasmonaean period, with the revolt of the Maccabees and the decline of the Seleucid Empire, the Galilee was conquered by the newly independent state of Judaea, and the region was resettled by Jews. The Hasmoneans (/hæzməˡniən/ חשמונאים Hashmonaiym, Audio were the ruling dynasty of the Hasmonean Kingdom ( 140 &ndash 37 BCE The Maccabees ( Hebrew: מכבים or מקבים, Makabim or Maqabim; Greek Μακκαβαῖοι, /makav'εï/ were The Seleucid Empire /sə'lusɪd/ ( 312 - 63 BC) was a Hellenistic empire i Kingdom of Judea redirects here For the 10th-6th century BCE kingdom see Kingdom of Judah Iudaea ( Hebrew: יהודה Standard

In Roman times, the country was divided into Judea, Samaria, and the Galilee, which comprised the whole northern section of the country, and was the largest of the three regions. Kingdom of Judea redirects here For the 10th-6th century BCE kingdom see Kingdom of Judah Iudaea ( Hebrew: יהודה Standard Judea or Judæa ( Hebrew: יהודה Standard Yəhuda Tiberian Yəhûḏāh, "praised Samaria, or the Shomron ( שֹׁמְרוֹן, Standard Šoməron Tiberian Šōmərôn Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, ruled Galilee as tetrarch. Herod Antipas (short for Antipatros (before 20 BC &ndash after AD 39) was a first century AD ruler of Galilee and Perea, who bore the title Herod (הוֹרְדוֹס Horodos, Greek: Herōdes) also known as Herod I or Herod the Great (73 BC – 4 BC in Jericho

Galilee, ca. AD 50

The Galilee region was the home of Jesus during at least thirty years of his life. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) The first three Gospels of the New Testament are mainly an account of Jesus' public ministry in this province, particularly in the towns of Nazareth and Capernaum. Nazareth (ˈnæzərəθ (נָצְרַת Hebrew Natz'rat or Natzeret, الناصرة an-Nāṣira or an-Naseriyye) is the capital and largest Galilee is also cited as the place where Jesus cured a blind man.

After the Arab caliphate took control of the region in 638, it became part of the jund (military district) of Urdunn (Jordan). The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern The Shia Fatimids conquered the region in the 900s; a breakaway sect, venerating the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim, formed the Druze religion, centered in and to north of, the Galilee. The Druze ( Arabic: درزي derzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz) are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon The Eastern Galilee, however, retained a Jewish majority for most of its history. During the Crusades, Galilee was organized into the Principality of Galilee, one of the most important Crusader seigneuries. The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents The Principality of Galilee was one of the four major seigneuries of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, according to 13th-century commentator John of Ibelin

The Jewish population of the Galilee increased significantly following their expulsion from Spain and welcome from the Ottoman Empire. The Alhambra Decree (also known as the Edict of Expulsion) was an edict issued on 31 March, 1492 by the joint Catholic Monarchs of The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The community for a time made Safed an international center of cloth weaving and manufacturing, as well as a key site for Jewish learning. Safed (צְפַת pronounced Tsfat; صفد pronounced Safad) is a city in the Northern District of Israel. [1] Today it remains one of Judaism's four holy cities and a center for kabbalah. The Four Holy Cities is the collective term in Jewish tradition applied to the cities of Jerusalem, Hebron, Tiberias, and Safed: "Since Kabbalah (קַבָּלָה lit "receiving" is a discipline and school of thought discussing the mystical aspect of Judaism.

In the mid 18th century, the Galilee was caught up in a struggle between the Bedouin leader Dhaher al-Omar and the Ottoman authorities who were centered in Damascus. The Bedouin, (from the Arabic (ar بدوي pl badū) are a desert-dwelling Arab Nomadic pastoralist, or previously Dhaher al-Omar (also Dahar Daher (Arabic ظاهر العمر الزيداني zāhir al-`umar az-zaydānī, born ca The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Damascus ( دمشق,, also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. Al-Omar ruled the Galilee for 25 years until Ottoman loyalist Jezzar Pasha conquered the region in 1775. Ahmed al-Jazzar (Arabic أحمد الجزار born 1720 in Bosnia, died 1804 in Ottoman Acre Damascus Wiliyah) was the ruler of Akko or Acre

In the early 20th century, the Galilee was inhabited by Arabs, Druze and Jews, whilst the Ottomans also settled minorities from elsewhere in their empire including Circassians and Bosniaks. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding The Druze ( Arabic: درزي derzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz) are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Circassians is a term derived from the Turkic Cherkess ( Çerkes) and is not the self-designation of any people The Bosniaks or Bosniacs (Bošnjak pl Bošnjaci bɔ'ʃɲaːt͡si are a South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Bosnia" Two Circassian villages remain in the Galilee region today. The Jewish population was increased significantly by Zionist immigration. History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the

After the 1948 Arab-Israeli war nearly the entire Galilee came under Israel's control. A large portion of the population fled, leaving dozens of entire villages empty; however, a large Israeli Arab community remained based in and near the cities of Nazareth, Acre, Tamra, Sakhnin and Shefa-'Amr. Arab citizens of Israel refers to Arabs or Arabic -speaking people who are Citizens of Israel who are not Jewish. Nazareth (ˈnæzərəθ (נָצְרַת Hebrew Natz'rat or Natzeret, الناصرة an-Nāṣira or an-Naseriyye) is the capital and largest For other uses see Tamra (disambiguation Tamra (طمرة טַמְרָה or) is an Israeli Arab city in the North District Sakhnin (سخنين סַחְ'נִין or Sikhnin) is an Arab Israeli city in Israel 's North District. Shefa-'Amr, also Shfar'am (شفاعمرو Šafā ʻAmr שְׁפַרְעָם Šəfarʻam is a city in the North District in Israel. due especially to a successful rapprochement with the Druze. The Druze ( Arabic: درزي derzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz) are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon The kibbutzim around the Sea of Galilee were sometimes shelled by the Syrian army's artillery until Israel seized the Golan Heights in the 1967 Six-Day War. A kibbutz ( Hebrew: קיבוץ קִבּוּץ lit "gathering clustering" plural kibbutzim) is a collective community in The Sea of Galilee, also Sea of Genneseret, Lake Kinneret or Lake Tiberias (Hebrew ים כנרת) (Arabic بحيرة طبريا) The President of Syria is commander in chief of the Syrian armed forces comprising some 400000 troops upon mobilization Artillery (from French artillerie) is a military Combat Arm which employs any apparātus machine Borders of Israel The Golan Heights ( الجولان al-Jawlān, הגולן ha-Golan) is a strategic Plateau and mountainous Background Suez Crisis aftermath The Suez Crisis of 1956 represented a military defeat but a political victory for Egypt

During the 1970s and the early 1980s, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) launched several attacks on towns of the Upper and Western Galilee from Lebanon. The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO) (منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Israel initiated Operation Litani (1979) and Operation Peace For Galilee (1982) with the stated objectives of destroying the PLO infrastructure in Lebanon and protecting the citizens of the Galilee. Background See also Israel-Lebanon conflict Though it took the form of an Israeli military incursion into Southern Lebanon, Operation Litani was grounded The 1982 Lebanon War (מלחמת לבנון Milhemet Levanon) (الإجتياح Al-Ijtīāḥ, "the invasion" called by Israel the Operation Peace Israel occupied much of Southern Lebanon until 1985 when it withdrew to a narrow security buffer zone. The Israeli Security Zone in southern Lebanon was a strip of territory of varying width 5 to 25km from the Israeli border and the occupied Golan Heights

Until the year, 2000, Hezbollah, and earlier Amal, continued to fight the Israeli Defence Forces, sometimes shelling Upper Galilee communities with Katyusha rockets. Hezbollah (حزب الله, literally " party of God " is a Shi'a Islamic political and Paramilitary organisation For other uses of Amal see the disambiguation page. Amal Movement ( Arabic: abbreviation of أفواج المقاومة اللبنانية transliterated The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit Katyusha multiple rocket launchers (Катюша are a type of Rocket artillery originally built and fielded by the Soviet Union in the Second World War In May 2000, Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak unilaterally withdrew IDF troops from southern Lebanon, maintaining a security force on the Israeli side of the international border recognized by the UN. The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead Ehud Barak (אֵהוּד בָּרָק born Ehud Brog on 12 February 1942) is an Israeli politician former Prime Minister, and The Blue Line is a border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel published by the United Nations on 7 June 2000 for the The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security However, clashes between Hezbollah and Israel continued along the border, and UN observers condemned both for their attacks.

The 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict was characterized by round-the-clock Katyusha rocket attacks (with a greatly extended range) by Hezbollah on the entire Galilee, with long-range ground-launched missiles, hitting as far south as the Sharon plain, Jezreel Valley, and Jordan Valley below the Sea of Galilee. Background See also Israel-Lebanon conflict The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO had engaged in cross-border attacks from Southern Lebanon The Sharon Plain (שרון is the northern half of the coastal plain of Israel. The Jezreel Valley (עמק יזרעאל Emek Yizrael) is a large fertile plain and inland valley in the south of the Lower Galilee region of Israel The Sea of Galilee, also Sea of Genneseret, Lake Kinneret or Lake Tiberias (Hebrew ים כנרת) (Arabic بحيرة طبريا)

Modern Galilee

Rainbow Cave (a natural arch) on the northern ridge of Nahal Betzet, Galilee. "Natural Bridges" redirects here for the US National Monument see Natural Bridges National Monument.

Today the Galilee is home to a large Arab population, with a particularly large Druze population. Arab citizens of Israel refers to Arabs or Arabic -speaking people who are Citizens of Israel who are not Jewish. The Druze ( Arabic: درزي derzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz) are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon The central portion of the Galilee also known as the "Heart of the Galilee" stretching from the border with Lebanon to the northern edge of the Jezreel Valley including the cities of Nazareth, Sakhnin, Shaghur, Tamra and Kafr Kanna has an Arab population of 78%. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية The Jezreel Valley (עמק יזרעאל Emek Yizrael) is a large fertile plain and inland valley in the south of the Lower Galilee region of Israel Nazareth (ˈnæzərəθ (נָצְרַת Hebrew Natz'rat or Natzeret, الناصرة an-Nāṣira or an-Naseriyye) is the capital and largest Sakhnin (سخنين סַחְ'נִין or Sikhnin) is an Arab Israeli city in Israel 's North District. ash-Shaghur is also a town in the Balqa governorate of Jordan. For other uses see Tamra (disambiguation Tamra (طمرة טַמְרָה or) is an Israeli Arab city in the North District Kafr Kanna (كفر كنا Kafr Kana; כפר כנא Kefar Kanna) is an Arab town in the Galilee region of Israel that is associated The Jewish Agency has attempted to increase the Jewish population in this area,^[1] but the non-Jewish population continues to grow. The Jewish Agency for Israel (Hebrew הסוכנות היהודית לארץ ישראל HaSochnut HaYehudit L'Eretz Yisra'el) also known as the Sochnut or JAFI In 2006, out of the 1. 2 million residents in the Galilee area some 53. 1% were of various minorities, while only 46. 9% were Jewish. ^[2]

The largest cities in the region are Acre]], Nahariya, Nazareth, Safed, Karmiel, Shaghur, Afula, and Tiberias. Nahariya (נַהֲרִיָּה is a City with an estimated population of 50000 located in Northern Israel, on the Mediterranean sea, just south Karmiel (כַּרְמִיאֵל (lit Vineyard of God) is a city in northern Israel. Afula (עֲפוּלָה العفولة al-ʻAfūlaḧ is a city in the North District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley" referring Tiberias ( British English: /taɪˈbɪəriæs -əs/ American English: /taɪˈbɪriəs/ טְבֶרְיָה Tverya; طبرية Ṭabariyyah The port city of Haifa serves as a commercial center for the whole region. Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with

Because of its hilly terrain, most of the settlements in the Galilee are small villages connected by relatively few roads. A railroad runs south from Nahariya along the Mediterranean coast. Nahariya (נַהֲרִיָּה is a City with an estimated population of 50000 located in Northern Israel, on the Mediterranean sea, just south The main sources of livelihood throughout the area are in the fields of agriculture and tourism. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Industrial parks are being developed, bringing further employment opportunities to the local population which includes many recent immigrants. An industrial estate is an area of land set aside for industrial development. The Israeli government is contributing funding to the private initiative, The Galilee Finance Facility, organised by the Milken Institute and Koret Economic Development Fund. ^[3]

The Galilee is a popular destination for vacationing Israelis from other parts of the country who enjoy its scenery, recreational, and gastronomic offerings. Many kibbutzim and moshav families operate Zimmers (German: "room", the local term for a B&B). Bed and breakfast, also known as B&B, is a term originating in the United Kingdom, but now also used all over the world for an establishment that offers accommodation Bed and breakfast, also known as B&B, is a term originating in the United Kingdom, but now also used all over the world for an establishment that offers accommodation Numerous festivals are held throughout the year, especially in the autumn and spring holiday seasons. These include the Acco Festival of Alternative Theater,[2] the olive harvest festival, and music festivals featuring Anglo-American folk, klezmer, Renaissance, and chamber music. See also Secular Jewish music Klezmer (from Yiddish כּלי־זמיר kley - instrument and zemer - song etymologically from Chamber music is a form of Classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber

Regions

The Galilee is often divided into the following sub-regions:

• The Western Galilee, also known the "Northern Coastal Plain", stretches from north of Haifa up to Rosh HaNikra on the Israel-Lebanon border. Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with The Blue Line is a border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel published by the United Nations on 7 June 2000 for the
• The Lower Galilee covers the area from Mount Carmel and Mount Gilboa in the south to the Beit HaKerem Valley in the north. The Lower Galilee (הגליל התחתון HaGalil HaTakhton) is a region within the North District of Israel. Mount Carmel (הר הכרמל Karem El/Har Ha'Karmel; Arabic Kurmul/Jabal Mar Elyas) is a coastal Mountain range in northern Israel Mount Gilboa (הר הגלבוע is a Ridge above the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel. Its eastern border is the Jordan River. This article is about the Jordan River and its valley in western Asia
• The Upper Galilee extends from the Beit HaKerem Valley northwards into southern Lebanon. The Upper Galilee is a mountainous area in northern Israel and southern Lebanon, its borders are the Litani river in the north the Mediterranean Sea South Lebanon redirects here For other uses see South Lebanon (disambiguation. Its eastern border is the Sea of Galilee and the mountains of the Golan Heights. The Sea of Galilee, also Sea of Genneseret, Lake Kinneret or Lake Tiberias (Hebrew ים כנרת) (Arabic بحيرة طبريا) Borders of Israel The Golan Heights ( الجولان al-Jawlān, הגולן ha-Golan) is a strategic Plateau and mountainous The "Finger of the Galilee" (Hebrew: אצבע הגליל‎, Etzba HaGalil) is a panhandle along the Hulah Valley; it contains the towns Metulla and Qiryat Shemona and the rivers of Dan and Banias. The Finger of the Galilee (אצבע הגליל Etzba HaGalil) is a Panhandle along the Hula Valley in northern Israel. A panhandle or salient is an informal geographic term for an elongated tail-like protrusion of a geo-political entity such as an The Hula Valley (עמק החולה Emek HaHula) is an agricultural region in northern Israel with abundant fresh water Metula (מְטֻלָּה is a town in the Northern District of Israel. Kiryat Shmona (קִרְיַת שְׁמוֹנָה lit City of the Eight is a City located in the North District of Israel on the western slopes For the city in northwestern Syria, see Baniyas. For the processor formerly codenamed Banias see Pentium M.

See also

• The Koenig Memorandum
• Israeli North District
• Golan Heights Law

References

• This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.