Manasseh Hills

The Manasseh Hills or hill country of Manasseh, directly derived from Hebrew: Menashe Heights, called Bilad ar-Ruha in Arabic, meaning "Land of Winds", is a geographical region in northern , located on the Carmel Range, between and Mount Amir/.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Region with 1,090 residents
  • Description: mountain in Israel
  • Also known as: “hill country of Manasseh”, “Menashe Heights”, “Plain of Manasseh”, “Ramot Manasseh”, and “Ramot Menashe”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Megiddo National Park and Jo’ara.

Protected area
Photo: Golf Bravo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tel Megiddo (from Hebrew: תל מגידו; Arabic: تل المتسلم, Tell el-Muteselim, is the site of the ancient city of Megiddo, the remains of which form a tell or archaeological mound, situated in northern at the western edge of the .

Museum
Photo: י.ש., GFDL.
Jo'ara is a former military installation in the Menashe Heights. A small Palestinian Arab village existed on the hill until the 1930s. Between 1938 and 1948, it became the main military school for commanding officers of the Haganah and Palmach.

Tourism office
Photo: DiggerDina, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a tourism office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Umm al-Fahm and Yokneam Illit.

Town
Photo: Moataz1997, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city located 20 kilometres northwest of in the of . In 2024 its population was 60,209, nearly all of whom are Arab Palestinian citizens of Israel.

Town
Photo: אלמוג, Public domain.
, also Yoqne'am Illit, is a city in the of . It is located in a hilly region of the at the base of the , and overlooks the .

Village
is an Arab village in 's . The village is in the Wadi Ara area of the northern Triangle, 4 kilometres northeast of .

Manasseh Hills

Latitude
32.5736° or 32° 34′ 25″ north
Longitude
35.136° or 35° 8′ 10″ east
Population
1,090
Open location code
8G4QH4FP+C9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14074570134
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
Wiki­data ID
Q2152764
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Manasseh Hills” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الروحة (منطقة)”
  • Arabic: “الروحة”
  • Arabic: “رموت منشيه”
  • Cebuano: “Ramot Menashe (ibabaw’mg patag)”
  • Cebuano: “Ramot Menashe”
  • Chinese: “馬拿西平原”
  • Czech: “Ramat Menaše”
  • Czech: “Ramat Menashe”
  • Dutch: “Plain of Manasseh”
  • French: “Plateau de Menashe”
  • French: “plateau de Ménashé”
  • French: “Plateau de Ménashé”
  • Hebrew: “רמות מנשה”
  • Hebrew: “רמת מנשה”
  • Ladin: “Plain of Manasseh”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Manassesletta”
  • Polish: “Wyżyna Manassesa”
  • Spanish: “Llanura de Manases”
  • Spanish: “Llanura de Manasés”
  • Swedish: “Ramot Menashe (platå)”
  • Swedish: “Ramot Menashe”
  • “Manasseh Hills”

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