Western Galilee

The Western Galilee is the most northern coastal region of Israel.
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, also known historically to Arabs as عكّا and Westerners as Acre, lies on the northern edge of the Bay of Acre in northern and receives many Baha'i pilgrims.

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is a small city with a population of 50,000 in the Western Galilee in the north of .

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is a dazzlingly white coastal rock cliff formation on the far northern coast of Israel, next to the Lebanese border.

Western Galilee

Latitude of center
32.9439° or 32° 56′ 38″ north
Longitude of center
35.0928° or 35° 5′ 34″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q4819700
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Satellite Map

Discover Western Galilee from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Western Galilee” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الجليل الغربي”
  • Esperanto: “Okcidenta Galileo”
  • French: “côte nord d’Israël”
  • French: “Galilée occidentale”
  • German: “Westgaliläa”
  • Hebrew: “הגליל המערבי”
  • Indonesian: “Galilea Barat”
  • Italian: “Galilea occidentale”
  • Polish: “Zachodnia Galilea”
  • Portuguese: “Galileia Ocidental”
  • Russian: “Западная Галилея”

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