Judaean Mountains

View from Jerusalem's entrance The Judean Mountains , ( ; Transliteration : Jibal al-Khalil , ; Transliteration : Harei Yehuda ) also referred to as the Judean Hills or Hebron Hills and Jibal al-Khalil , is the name for the mountain range in Israel and the West Bank where Jerusalem and several other biblical cities are located. Running generally north-south, the mountains extend both to the west and east of Jerusalem, the southern end known as Mount Hebron . Other important cities in the mountain range are Hebron , Bethlehem and Ramallah . The range forms a natural division between the Shephelah coastal plains to the west and the Jordan Rift Valley to the east, as well as causing the rain shadow responsible for the Judean desert . In prehistoric times, animals no longer found in the Levant region were found here, including elephants , rhinoceri , giraffes and Wild Asian Water Buffalo . [1] The range has karst topography including a stalactite cave in Nahal Sorek National Park between Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh and the area surrounding Ofra , where fossils of prehistoric flora and fauna were found. The Judean Mountains have an Israel Railways line which from Beit Shemesh along the Brook of Sorek and Valley of Rephaim into Jerusalem's southern train station . Currently, a plan for development of the Judean Mountains region is in progress. The most holy places of Judaism are located in this mountain range (the Temple Mount and the Tomb of the Patriarchs ).

Judaean Hills The Judaean Mountains ( Harei Yehuda , Jibal Yahuda ), also Judaean Hills , is a mountain range in Israel and the West Bank where Jerusalem and several other biblical cities are located. The mountains reach a height of 1,000 m. The Judean Mountains can be separated to a number of sub-regions, including the Mount Hebron ridge, the Jerusalem ridge and the Judean slopes. Encyclopedia of Prehistory: South and Southwest Asia .

"Hebron Mountains")), is a mountain range in Israel and the West Bank where Jerusalem and several other biblical cities are located. The mountains reach a height of 1,026 metres (3,366 ft). The Judean Mountains can be separated to a number of sub-regions, including the Mount Hebron ridge, the Jerusalem ridge and the Judean slopes. These mountains formed the heartland of the Kingdom of Judah , where the earliest Jewish settlements emerged. Encyclopedia of Prehistory: South and Southwest Asia .

Mountain range in Israel and the West Bank The Judaean Mountains , or Judaean Hills ( ) or the Hebron Mountains ( ), is a mountain range in Israel and the West Bank where Jerusalem , Hebron and several other biblical cities are located. The mountains reach a height of 1,026 metres (3,366 ft). The Judean Mountains can be separated to a number of sub-regions, including the Mount Hebron ridge, the Jerusalem ridge and the Judean slopes. The Judaean Mountains formed the heartland of the Kingdom of Judah (930-586 BCE), where the earliest Jewish settlements emerged, and from which Jews are generally descended. Encyclopedia of Prehistory: South and Southwest Asia . A short history of the Jews . Legacy: a Genetic History of the Jewish People . OCLC 798209542 . : CS1 maint: others ( link ) Adams, Hannah (1840). The history of the Jews : from the destruction of Jerusalem to the present time .

Mountain range in Israel and Palestine The Judaean Mountains , or Judaean Hills ( Hebrew : הרי יהודה , romanized : Harei Yehuda , Arabic : تلال الخليل , romanized : Tilāl Al-ḵalīl , lit. ' Hebron Hills ' or Arabic : جبال الخليل , romanized : Jibāl Al-ḵalīl , lit. ' Hebron mountains ' ,) are a mountain range in the West Bank and Israel where Jerusalem , Bethlehem , Hebron and several other biblical sites are located. The mountains reach a height of 1,026 metres (3,366 ft). The Judean Mountains can be divided into a number of sub-regions, including the Mount Hebron ridge, the Jerusalem ridge and the Judean slopes. The Judaean Mountains formed the heartland of the Kingdom of Judah (930–586 BCE), where the earliest Jewish settlements emerged, and from which Jews are originally descended. Encyclopedia of Prehistory: South and Southwest Asia . A short history of the Jews . Legacy: a Genetic History of the Jewish People . OCLC 798209542 . : CS1 maint: others ( link ) Adams, Hannah (1840). The history of the Jews : from the destruction of Jerusalem to the present time .