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Galilee (Hebrew: הגליל HaGalil,
lit: the province, Ancient Greek: Γαλιλαία, Latin: Galilaea, Arabic: الجليل
al-Jalīl) is a large region in northern Israel
which overlaps with much of the administrative North District and
Haifa
District of the country. Traditionally divided into Upper Galilee (Hebrew: גליל עליון Galil
Elyon), Lower
Galilee (Hebrew: גליל תחתון Galil
Tahton), and Western Galilee (Hebrew: גליל מערבי Galil
Ma'aravi), extending from Dan to the north, at the base of Mount Hermon,
along Mount
Lebanon to the ridges of Mount Carmel and
Mount
Gilboa north of Jenin and Tulkarm to
the south, and from the Jordan Rift Valley to
the east across the plains of the Jezreel Valley and
Acre to
the shores of the Mediterranean
Sea and the Coastal Plain in
the west. Ranges of hills with high
peaks, one river, many streams, dozens of brooks, primal landscapes, evergreen
forests, dense natural groves, valleys, lakes, few residents and many hikers
and tourists are what make the Galilee so special. The Galilee is a mountainous
region in Israel’s north, and is divided into two main parts - the Upper
Galilee to the north and the Lower Galilee to the south. The highest peak in
the Upper Galilee is Mt. Meron, which rises 1,208 meters above sea level, while
the highest point in the Lower Galilee is the summit of Mt. Kamon, at 602
meters above sea level. Thanks to the abundant water and the fertile soil in
the Galilee’s valleys, this region has been relatively densely populated since
ancient times and today has the largest variety of ethnic communities in
Israel. There are Druze villages
(Beit Jan, Peki’in) and Circassian (Reikhaniya, Kfar Kama) who preserve
their ancient traditions; there are Arab villages with Muslim majorities (Kafr
Yasif) or Christian majorities (Fasuta), or some with an equal balance (Ma’alot
Tarkhisha). The Galilee is one of
Israel’s main tourism centers, with dozens of different types of sites. For
example, there are national antiquities parks (including Bar’am, Tsipori
(Zippori), Beit She’arim, Monfort and Kohav Hayarden); moshava farming
communities from the early days of the modern settlement of Israel, which tell
the story of Zionism (Metula, Yesud Ha-Ma’ala, Rosh Pina); beautiful nature
reserves (Hul Lake, Mt. Meron, Bar’am Forest, Nahal Kziv and many more); Jewish
holy sites, such as the graves of the sages and ancient synagogues (in Safed
(Tsfat) and Tiberias); and Christian holy sites that are visited by many
pilgrims during their tour of the Holy Land (Nazareth, Kfar Nahum (Capernaum),
the Jordan River and Lake Kineret).The large concentration of sites, the
natural beauty and the breathtaking landscapes are what make the Galilee so
unique. It has even been nicknamed the Israeli Tuscany or Provence. Either way,
the Galilee is a fascinating area that offers dozens of touring and
entertainment options. The Jewish National Fund (Hebrew: קרן
קימת לישראל, Keren Kayemet LeYisrael) (abbreviated as JNF, and
sometimes KKL) was founded in 1901 to buy and develop land in Ottoman Palestine
(later British Mandate for Palestine, and subsequently Israel and the Palestinian
territories) for Jewish settlement. The JNF is a quasi-governmental, non-profit
organization.By 2007, it owned 13% of the total land in Israel. Since its
inception, the JNF has planted over 240 million trees in Israel. It has also
built 180 dams and reservoirs, developed 250,000 acres (1,000 km)
of land and established more than 1,000 parks.In 2002, the JNF was awarded the Israel
Prize for lifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the
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