Galilee

Region in northern Israel

Galilee (Hebrew: הַגָּלִיל, romanized: hag-Gālīl; Ancient Greek: Galilaia, lit. 'Γαλιλαία'; Latin: Galilaea; Arabic: الجليل, romanized: al-Jalīl) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon consisting of two parts: the Upper Galilee (הגליל העליון, hag-Galil ha-ʿElyon; الجليل الأعلى, al-Jalīl al-Aʿlā) and the Lower Galilee (הגליל התחתון, hag-Galil hat-Taḥton; الجليل الأسفل, al-Jalīl al-Asfal). Other sub-regions are the Western Galilee and the Galilee Panhandle. Galilee encompasses the area north of the Mount Carmel–Mount Gilboa ridge and south of the east–west section of the Litani River.

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