Plain of Esdraelon
Plain of Esdraelon is a plain in Northern District, Israel. Plain of Esdraelon is situated nearby to the locality Mesheq HaPo‘alot, as well as near the village HaYogev.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 2024 it had a population of 1,121. HaYogev is situated 3 km west of Plain of Esdraelon.
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 2024 it had a population of 691. Nir Yafeh is situated 4 km south of Plain of Esdraelon.
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 2024 it had a population of 377. Mle’a is situated 4½ km south of Plain of Esdraelon.
Plain of Esdraelon
- Type: Plain
- Also known as: “‘Emeq Jezreel”, “Emek Ysreel”, “Great Plain of Esdraelon”, “Jezreel Valley”, “Marj ibn ‘Amir”, 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—“Plain of Esdraelon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Plain of Esdraelon”
- Hebrew: “‘Emeq Yizre‘el”
- Hebrew: “עמק ישראל”
- Swedish: “Plain of Esdraelon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mesheq HaPo‘alot and Kfar HaNo‘ar Nir Ha‘Emeq.
Notable Places Nearby
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