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Its area is 166.7 km 2 (64.4 sq mi) at its fullest, and its maximum depth is approximately 43 metres (141 ft). [5] The lake is fed partly by underground springs, but its main source is the Jordan River , which flows through it from north to south with the outflow controlled by the Degania Dam .
The Hermon range covers an area of about 700 km 2 (270 sq mi) of which about 70 km 2 (27 sq mi) are under Israeli control. [9] Mount Hermon is a cluster of mountains with three distinct summits, each about the same height. [9] Most of the portion of Mount Hermon within the Israeli-controlled area constitutes the Hermon nature reserve. [9] [10]
The Temples of Mount Hermon are around thirty [1] Roman shrines and Roman temples that are dispersed around the slopes of Mount Hermon in Lebanon, Israel and Syria. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A few temples are built on former buildings of the Phoenician & Hellenistic era, but nearly all are considered to be of Roman construction and were largely abandoned ...
Israel will remain on the strategic Mount Hermon site on the Syrian border until another arrangement is found, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Israeli troops occupied Mount Hermon when ...
While the nature reserve is open year-round, the ski resort is open only at the peak of winter (usually January–March), when enough snow is accumulated on its ground. [2] It has a top elevation of 2,040 metres (6,690 ft), going down to 1600 metres, with an area covering about 2,434 dunams (243.4 hectares).
At 1,204 metres (3,950 ft) above sea level, Mount Meron is the highest peak in Israel within the Green Line, [2] though many peaks in the Golan Heights, which was annexed by Israel in 1981, are higher, with the highest in Israeli-occupied territory being Mitze Hashlagim at an altitude of 2,236 m (7,336 ft), nearby Mount Hermon.
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