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A map of the Galilee region. Galilee (/ ˈ ɡ æ l ɪ l iː /; [1] Hebrew: הַגָּלִיל, romanized: hagGālīl; Latin: Galilaea; [2] Arabic: الجليل, romanized: al-Jalīl) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon consisting of two parts: the Upper Galilee (הגליל העליון, ha-Galil ha-Elyon; الجليل الأعلى, al-Jalīl al-Aʿlā) and the Lower ...
On the right hand side is a statue of the Virgin "Our Lady of Cana of Galilee" in memory of Margot Tyan, mother-in-law of Amine Gemayel, former President of Lebanon. In 2014 Muslims made up 87.40% and Christians made up 12.10% of registered voters in Qana. 86.44% of the voters were Shiite Muslims and 10.45% were Greek Catholics. [15]
The Upper Galilee (Hebrew: הגליל העליון, HaGalil Ha'Elyon; Arabic: الجليل الأعلى, Al Jaleel Al A'alaa) is a geographical region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Part of the larger Galilee region, it is characterized by its higher elevations and mountainous terrain.
The 1982 Lebanon War, also called the Second Israeli invasion of Lebanon, [22] [23] [24] began on 6 June 1982, when Israel invaded southern Lebanon.The invasion followed a series of attacks and counter-attacks between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) operating in southern Lebanon and the Israeli military, which had caused civilian casualties on both sides of the border.
'Qana of the Galilee') is the location of the Wedding at Cana, at which the miracle of turning water into wine took place in the Gospel of John. The location is disputed, with the four primary locations being Kafr Kanna, Khirbet Qana and Reineh in Lower Galilee and Qana in Upper Galilee in Lebanon. The Arabic name "Qana al-Jalil" has been said ...
A rocket launched from Lebanon fell in Upper Galilee area causing a forest fire. About 50 instances of rockets or shrapnel falling were reported in Metula in the past 24 hours. [229] Hezbollah launched more than 100 rockets towards Israel. [230] Hezbollah claimed to have struck a group of Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of Maroun al-Ras.
It should be the height of tourist season in Tiberias, an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee where the New Testament says many of Jesus’ miracles were performed.
Generically, a Galilean (/ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ l iː ə n /; Hebrew: גלילי; Ancient Greek: Γαλιλαίων; Latin: Galilaeos) is a term that was used in classical sources to describe the inhabitants of Galilee, an area of northern Israel and southern Lebanon that extends from the northern coastal plain in the west to the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan Rift Valley to the east.