Beit HaKerem Valley

32°55′43″N 35°18′10″E / 32.9287°N 35.3028°E / 32.9287; 35.3028

Panorama of the Beit HaKerem Valley
Panorama of the valley

Beit HaKerem Valley (Hebrew: בקעת בית כרם), also known as al-Shaghur (Arabic: الشاغور, romanized: al-Shāghūr), is a valley in the Galilee region in northern Israel.

The valley is the dividing feature between the Upper Galilee featuring relatively high mountains and the Lower Galilee to the south, with lower mountains.[1][2]

The five Arab local authorities (Bi'ina, Deir al-Asad, Majd al-Krum, Nahf and Rameh) and two Jewish local authorities (Karmiel and Misgav) of the Beit HaKerem Valley have formed a "cluster" of municipalities, connecting municipal leaders to create long-term development strategies, enhance economic development, and attract and receive additional government funding.[3]

  1. ^ North Tourism Center Archived October 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Dr. Fruchtenbaum, Arnold. A Study Guide of Israel, Historical & Geographical. Ariel Ministries, Tustin, CA, 1999, p. 220.
  3. ^ OECD, Job Creation and Local Economic Development 2016, page 101