Galilee

thumb|300px|Map showing the Lower and Upper Galilee. The narrow "Galilee Panhandle" to the east may be seen geologically and geographically as a separate area (as part of the Jordan Rift Valley), or as part of historical Galilee. The same applies to the western shore of the [[Sea of Galilee and the Jordan Valley down to Beit She'an, as well as the Jezreel Valley in the south and the coastal strip bordering the Galilee to the west.]]

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Galilee is a historical region in the eastern Mediterranean that encompasses varied terrain, including mountainous areas (divided into Upper and Upper Lower Galilee), a panhandle extending eastward into the Jordan Rift Valley, and surrounding valleys and coastal zones. The exact boundaries of Galilee have been subject to interpretation, as geographers and historians have debated whether certain adjacent areas—such as the Galilee Panhandle, the Jordan Valley, and the Jezreel Valley—should be considered part of Galilee proper or as separate regions.

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Official name: הַגָּלִיל

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Commons category: Galilee
Commons gallery: Galilea
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native label: הַגָּלִיל

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Etymology
Borders and geography
History
Iron Age and Hebrew Bible
Hellenistic period
Hasmonean period
Roman period
Late Roman period
Byzantine period
Early Muslim and Crusader periods
Ayyubid and Mamluk periods
Ottoman era
British administration
Modern Israeli period
Demography
Tourism
Cuisine
Subregions
Gallery
See also
References
Sources
Further reading
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Galilee (; ; ; ) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon consisting of two parts: the Upper Galilee (, ; , ) and the Lower Galilee (, ; , ). Other sub-regions are the Western Galilee and the Galilee Panhandle.