Judaean Mountains
The Judaean Mountains, (Hebrew: הרי יהודה "Harei Yehuda"; Arabic: جبال الخليل Jibal al-Khalil), also known as the Judaean Hills and Hebron Hills, is a mountain range in Israel and Palestine. It spreads across the borders of Israel and the West Bank, where Jerusalem and several other ancient cities are located. The mountains reach a height of 1,000 metres above sea level.[1]
Mountains
- Around Jerusalem
- Temple Mount
- Mount of Olives
- Mount Scopus
- Mount Zion
- Har Nof
- Mount Herzl
- Mount of Rest
- Mount Hotzvim
Judaean Mountains Media
The Judaean Mountains between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim
The Judean Hills viewed from the Dead Sea
View from hilltop overlooking Wadi es-Ṣur, an extension of the Elah Valley in Israel
View from Beit Meir in the Judaean Mountains
Idyllic scene in the Judean Mountains, overlooking the village of Khirbet ed-Deir which sits along the Green Line
The ruined structure of an ancient house, near Neve Michael
Remains of Sataf village
References
- ↑ Peregrine, Peter N.. Encyclopedia of Prehistory: South and Southwest Asia 8 (2003)Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-0-306-46262-7. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
Other websites
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Judaean Mountains |
- Pictures Archived 2015-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Judaean Mountains & Jerusalem
- Symbolism and Landscape: The Etzion Bloc in the Judaean Mountains, Yossi Katz and John C. Lehr
Coordinates: 31°40′N 35°10′E / 31.667°N 35.167°E
