Jezreel Valley
Jezreel Valley is a plain in Northern District, Israel. Jezreel Valley is situated nearby to the locality Mesheq HaPo‘alot, as well as near the village HaYogev.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jezreel Valley and Megiddo Airport.
Jezreel Valley
The Jezreel Valley, or Marj ibn Amir is a large fertile plain and inland valley in the Northern District of Israel. It is bordered to the north by the highlands of the Lower Galilee, to the south by the highlands of Samaria, to the west and northwest by the Mount Carmel range, and to the east by the Jordan Valley, with Mount Gilboa marking its southern extent.
Megiddo Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Megiddo Airfield, known as Shachar 7 by the Israel Defense Forces, is an Israeli airfield located in the Jezreel Valley near Tel Megiddo and 3 km southwest of Afula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include HaYogev and Nir Yafeh.
HaYogev
Village
Photo: Asafsagi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
HaYogev is a moshav in northern Israel. Located around seven kilometres west of Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,036. HaYogev is situated 3 km west of Jezreel Valley.
Nir Yafeh
Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Nir Yafe is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 685. Nir Yafeh is situated 4 km south of Jezreel Valley.
Mle’a
Village
Mle'a is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 387. Mle’a is situated 4½ km south of Jezreel Valley.
Jezreel Valley
- Type: Plain
- Also known as: “‘Emeq Jezreel”, “Emek Ysreel”, “Great Plain of Esdraelon”, “Marj ibn ‘Amir”, “Plain of Esdraelon”, and “Plain of Jezreel”
- Categories: plain and landform
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Jezreel Valley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Plain of Esdraelon”
- Hebrew: “‘Emeq Yizre‘el”
- Hebrew: “עמק ישראל”
- Swedish: “Plain of Esdraelon”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mesheq HaPo‘alot and Kfar HaNo‘ar Nir Ha‘Emeq.
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Highlights include Ein Adad and Khirbat Lid.
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