| Judaean Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Harei Yehuda / Jibal Al Khalil | |
 View of the Judaean Mountains near Jerusalem | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Halhul (Mount Nabi Yunis) |
| Elevation | 1,026 m (3,366 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 31°40′N 35°10′E / 31.667°N 35.167°E[2] |
| Geography | |
  Location | |
| Parent range | Great Rift Valley |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Late Cretaceous |
| Rock type(s) | Terra rossa, limestone |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Road of the Patriarchs (the ridge route) |
The Judaean Mountains, or Judaean Hills (Hebrew: הרי יהודה, romanized: Harei Yehuda) or the Hebron Mountains (Arabic: تلال الخليل, romanized: Tilal al-Khalīl, lit. 'Al-Khalil Mountains'), are a mountain range in Israel and the West Bank where Jerusalem, Hebron and several other biblical cities are located. The mountains reach a height of 1,026 metres (3,366 ft).[1] The Judean Mountains can be divided into a number of sub-regions, including the Mount Hebron ridge, the Jerusalem ridge and the Judean slopes.
The Judaean Mountains formed the heartland of the Kingdom of Judah (930–586 BCE), where the earliest Jewish settlements emerged, and from which Jews are originally descended.[3][4][5]
- ^ a b Peter N. Peregrine, Melvin Ember, ed. (2003-03-31). Encyclopedia of Prehistory: South and Southwest Asia. Vol. 8. Springer. ISBN 9780306462627. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ^ Judaean_Mountains - Mapcarta
- ^ Brenner, Michael (2010). A short history of the Jews. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-14351-4. OCLC 463855870.
- ^ Legacy: a Genetic History of the Jewish People. Harry Ostrer. Oxford University Press USA. 2012. ISBN 978-1-280-87519-9. OCLC 798209542.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Adams, Hannah (1840). The history of the Jews : from the destruction of Jerusalem to the present time. Sold at the London Society House and by Duncan and Malcom, and Wertheim. OCLC 894671497.