Judaean Mountains

Judaean Hills

The Judaean Mountains, (Hebrew: הרי יהודהcode: he is deprecated "Harei Yehuda"; Arabic: جبال الخليلcode: ar is deprecated 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

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.; Ember, Melvin (2003). Peter N. Peregrine, Melvin Ember (ed.). Encyclopedia of Prehistory: South and Southwest Asia. Vol. 8. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-0-306-46262-7. Retrieved 2012-02-13.

Other websites

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Coordinates: 31°40′N 35°10′E / 31.667°N 35.167°E / 31.667; 35.167

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[google1-1] Peregrine, Peter N.; Ember, Melvin (2003). Peter N. Peregrine, Melvin Ember (ed.). Encyclopedia of Prehistory: South and Southwest Asia. Vol. 8. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-0-306-46262-7. Retrieved 2012-02-13.

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