Jezreel Valley
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Jezreel Valley is a large, fertile plain in northern Israel known for its rich agriculture and strategic historical significance as a crossroads of ancient trade and military routes.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jezreel Valley canonical | 44 |
| Jezreel | 7 |
| Jezreel Valley area | 2 |
| Jezreel Valley region | 2 |
| Plain of Esdraelon | 2 |
| Valley of Jezreel | 2 |
| Coastal Plain of Palestine | 1 |
| Jezreel Valley (part) | 1 |
| Lower Galilee / Jezreel region | 1 |
| Valley of Jezreel Regional area | 1 |
| Zebulun Valley | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
valley ⓘ |
| agriculturalProducts |
cotton
ⓘ
sunflowers ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jezreel Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Plain of Esdraelon
Jezreel Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Valley of Jezreel
|
| archaeologicalSignificance | proximity to major tells such as Megiddo ⓘ |
| biblicalSignificance | site of multiple Old Testament narratives ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Gilboa range to the southeast
ⓘ
Mount Carmel range to the west ⓘ Nazareth hills to the north ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| contains | Jezreel Valley Regional Council ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Kishon River ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
food processing ⓘ |
| elevation | lowland plain ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Ancient Israel
ⓘ
Eretz HaKodesh ⓘ
surface form:
Land of Israel
|
| knownFor |
ancient trade routes
ⓘ
historic battles ⓘ rich agriculture ⓘ strategic location ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galilee
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Israel
|
| locatedInAdministrative | Northern District, Israel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | ancient city of Jezreel ⓘ |
| near |
Afula
ⓘ
Gilboa Mountains ⓘ Megiddo ⓘ Mount Carmel ⓘ Nazareth ⓘ Megiddo ⓘ
surface form:
Tel Megiddo
|
| partOf |
Galilee
ⓘ
surface form:
Galilee region
Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context) ⓘ
surface form:
Great Rift Valley system (broad regionally associated)
Galilee ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Galilee
|
| religiousSignificance |
important in Christian tradition
ⓘ
important in Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
crossroads of north–south and east–west routes
ⓘ
historic military corridor ⓘ |
| terrainType | fertile plain ⓘ |
| timePeriodInhabited | since antiquity ⓘ |
| transportRole | major road junctions in northern Israel ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dairy farming
ⓘ
field crops ⓘ orchards ⓘ vegetable farming ⓘ |
Referenced by (64)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jezreel
this entity surface form:
Jezreel
subject surface form:
Nazareth Illit
this entity surface form:
Coastal Plain of Palestine
this entity surface form:
Jezreel Valley area
this entity surface form:
Valley of Jezreel
this entity surface form:
Plain of Esdraelon
this entity surface form:
Zebulun Valley
this entity surface form:
Jezreel
this entity surface form:
Jezreel
this entity surface form:
Jezreel
this entity surface form:
Jezreel Valley region
this entity surface form:
Jezreel
this entity surface form:
Jezreel Valley (part)
this entity surface form:
Lower Galilee / Jezreel region
this entity surface form:
Plain of Esdraelon
this entity surface form:
Valley of Jezreel
this entity surface form:
Jezreel
this entity surface form:
Valley of Jezreel Regional area
subject surface form:
Highway 75 (Israel)
subject surface form:
Highway 75 (Israel)
this entity surface form:
Jezreel Valley region
this entity surface form:
Jezreel Valley area