33°01′46″N35°19′45″E / 33.02939°N 35.32928°E /33.02939; 35.32928
Upper Galilee (الجليل الأعلى) is the northern part of theGalilee (الجليل) region in northern Palestine. Today most of it is within the borders ofIsrael. Its highlands merge to the north with theJabal Amel (جبل عامل) massif inLebanon, and its northern border is theLitani River (نهر الليطاني). The mass of the mountains of Upper Galilee andLower Galilee, located to the south, are separated by the course of the Shaghur stream (مجرى سيل الشاغور), the course of the Majd al-Krum stream (مجرى سيل مجد الكروم), and the Ramah Plain (سهل الرامة), one of the western tributaries of Wadi Amoud (وادي عمود) in the east. To the west, the highlands gradually descend to reach the coastal plain of theMediterranean Sea, while in the east and southeast, its cliffs and slopes are steep in the direction ofHula Valley (وادي الحولة) andJordan Valley(وادي الأردن).[1]
Upper Galilee is a high mountain massif cut by valleys and steep slopes. It has high peaks, including the summit ofMount Jarmaq (جبل الجرمق) - akaMount Meron - which is 1,208m high; the highest in theGalilee (الجليل).
The Upper Galilee is bordered to the south by theMajd al-Krum Plain (سهلمجد الكروم), through which theAkka-Safad Street (شارععكا-صفد) passes, to the east it is bordered by theJordan Valley, and to the north it is bordered by theLebanese border. On the western side, the upper Galilee mountain ranges descend to the seashore, leaving a narrow beach.[2]
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