Mount Carmel

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geographical feature mountain range

Mount Carmel is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel known for its religious significance, scenic landscapes, and the city of Haifa built on its slopes.

Aliases (2)

Mount Carmel area ×2
Mount Carmel summit ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature → mountain range →
associatedWithBiblicalFigure	Prophet Elijah →
borders	Jezreel Valley → Zebulun Valley →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
contains	Baháʼí Shrine of the Báb terraces → Baháʼí World Centre terraces → Carmel National Park → Cave of Elijah → Nahal Me’arot Nature Reserve → Stella Maris Monastery → UNESCO World Heritage prehistoric caves at Nahal Me’arot →
country	Israel →
elevation	about 546 meters →
geology	mainly limestone →
hasCityOnSlopes	Haifa → Nesher → Tirat Carmel →
hasHighestPoint	Mount Carmel summit →
hasTownNearby	Daliyat al-Karmel → Isfiya →
hasTransportationInfrastructure	Haifa–Tel Aviv railway tunnels → road tunnels in Haifa →
hasVegetationType	Mediterranean maquis → evergreen sclerophyllous woodland →
knownFor	Mediterranean forests → nature reserves → religious significance → scenic landscapes →
locatedIn	Haifa District → Northern Israel →
locatedNear	Mediterranean Sea →
mentionedIn	Hebrew Bible →
overlooks	Bay of Haifa → Mediterranean coastline →
partOf	Carmel Mountain National Park and Nature Reserve system → Carmel Range →
religiousTradition	Baháʼí Faith → Christianity → Judaism →
siteOf	Biblical contest between Elijah and prophets of Baal →
stretchesFrom	near Haifa →
stretchesTo	southeast toward Jezreel Valley →
usedFor	hiking → nature tourism → religious pilgrimage →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carmelit ("Mount Carmel area") → Stella Maris Monastery →	locatedIn
Baháʼí Gardens → Haifa →	locatedOn
Bay of Haifa →	adjacentTo
Elijah →	associatedWith
University of Haifa →	campusLocation
Carmel Range →	contains
Carmelo →	derivedFrom
Mount Carmel ("Mount Carmel summit") →	hasHighestPoint
Yokneam Illit ("Mount Carmel area") →	hasNearbyNatureArea
Carmel Range →	highestPoint
Bay of Haifa →	locatedNorthOf
Carmelit →	locatedUnder
Jezreel Valley →	near
Stella Maris Monastery →	onMountain