Galilee is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon.
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16 Facts About Galilee
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Galilee refers to all of the area that is north of the Mount Carmel-Mount Gilboa ridge and south of the east–west section of the Litani River.
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Galilee Panhandle is a common term referring to the "panhandle" in the east that extends to the north, where Lebanon is to the west, and includes Hula Valley and Ramot Naftali mountains of the Upper Galilee.
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Many of these towns were located around the Sea of Galilee, which contained many edible fish and which was surrounded by fertile land.
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The Romans did not station troops in Galilee, but threatened to retaliate against anyone who attacked it.
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Archaeological discoveries of synagogues from the Hellenistic and Roman period in the Galilee show strong Phoenician influences, and a high level of tolerance for other cultures relative to other Jewish religious centers.
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Eastern Galilee retained a Jewish majority until at least the seventh century.
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Jewish population of Galilee increased significantly following their expulsion from Spain and welcome from the Ottoman Empire.
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The kibbutzim around the Sea of Galilee were sometimes shelled by the Syrian army's artillery until Israel seized Western Golan Heights in the 1967 Six-Day War.
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Galilee is home to a large Arab population, comprising a Muslim majority and two smaller populations, of Druze and Arab Christians, of comparable sizes.
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The northern half of the central Lower Galilee, surrounding Karmiel and Sakhnin is known as the "Heart of the Galilee".
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Galilee is a popular destination for domestic and foreign tourists who enjoy its scenic, recreational, and gastronomic offerings.
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Galilee is famous for its olives, pomegranates, wine and especially its Labneh w'Za'atar which is served with pita bread, meat stews with wine, pomegranates and herbs such as akub, parsley, khalmit, mint, fennel, etc.
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Definition of Galilee varies depending on the period, author, and point of view .
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The Israeli Galilee is often divided into these subregions, which often overlap:.
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