Naftali Mountains

33.21°N 35.54°E / 33.21; 35.54

Cliffs of the Naftali Mountains

Naftali Mountains (Hebrew: הרי נפתלי) is a mountain range between Lebanon and Upper Galilee, Israel. The western side gradually changes into the highlands of southern Lebanon. The eastern side sharply descends into the Hula Valley of Israel.[1][2]

They are a part of the watershed between the basins of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.[1]

The area was the place of heavy fighting in 1948 during the Israel War of Independence.[1][3]

A panorama of the Ramim Ridge, the main ridge of the Naftali Mountains as seen from Hula Valley near Tel Anafa

Israeli populated places in the mountains (from north to south) are: Misgav Am, Margaliot, Manara, Ramot Naftali, Malkia, Avivim, Dishon.

References
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  1. הרי נפתלי, הר שנאן, הר נזר, an archived copy of a page from the Yigal Allon House Museum website
  2. Lake Kinneret. Ecology and Management, 2014, ISBN 9401789444, p. 72
  3. M. M. Silver, The History of Galilee, 1538–1949. Mysticism, Modernization, and War, 2022, ISBN 179364943X, p.320-322
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