Disambiguation evidence for Shfela (Judean lowlands) via surface form

"Shfela"


As subject (54)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Shfela".

Predicate Object
alternativeName Shephelah
surface form: Judean lowlands
alternativeName Shephelah
archaeologicalSignificance dense concentration of Iron Age sites
biblicalTribeAssociation Tribe of Dan
biblicalTribeAssociation Tribe of Judah
borders Gush Dan
surface form: Israeli coastal plain
borders Judean Mountains
characteristic fertile soils
characteristic transitional zone
climate Mediterranean climate
conflictHistory site of battles between Israelites and Philistines
contains Adullam region
contains Ayalon Valley
contains Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park
contains Elah Valley
contains Guvrin region
contains Lachish
surface form: Lachish region
contains Valley of Sorek
surface form: Sorek Valley
contains Tel Azekah
contains Tel Beth Shemesh NERFINISHED
contains Lachish
surface form: Tel Lachish
contains Tel Maresha NERFINISHED
contains Tel Qeiyafa NERFINISHED
contains Tel Socoh
contains Tel Zayit NERFINISHED
country Israel
elevationRange approximately 50–400 meters above sea level
historicalPeriod Biblical period
instanceOf geographical region
instanceOf historical region
instanceOf lowland
knownFor agriculture
knownFor biblical history
knownFor grain cultivation
knownFor olive groves
knownFor vineyards
languageOfName Hebrew
locatedIn Southern District, Israel NERFINISHED
locatedIn Central District, Israel
surface form: central Israel
majorCityNearby Ashdod NERFINISHED
majorCityNearby Beit Shemesh NERFINISHED
majorCityNearby Kiryat Gat NERFINISHED
majorCityNearby Rehovot NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
nameMeaning lowland
notableEventSite Valley of Elah battle of David and Goliath
partOf Judea
partOf Eretz HaKodesh
surface form: Land of Israel
separates Judean Mountains from the coastal plain
strategicImportance buffer zone between coastal powers and Judean highlands
terrain hilly
terrain low hills
usedFor modern Israeli agriculture
vegetation Mediterranean woodland and shrubland