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The Judean Mountains, (; Transliteration
Transliteration

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: Jibal al-Khalil, ; Transliteration
Transliteration

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: Harei Yehuda) also referred to as the Judean Hills or Hebron Hills and Jibal al-Khalil, is the name for the mountain range of the Judea
Judea

Judea or Jud?a is the name given to the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel , an area now divided between Israel and the West Bank ....
 region upon which Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
 and several other biblical cities are located.

Running generally north-south, the mountains extend both to the west and east of Jerusalem, the southern end known as Mount Hebron
Mount Hebron

Mount Hebron is a geographic region and geologic formation in Judea, an area in Israel.and the West Bank The area was in history of Ancient Israel and Judah a center of the Israelite and Hasmonean kingdoms....
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The Judean Mountains, (; Transliteration
Transliteration

Transliteration is the practice of transcribing a word or text written in one writing system into another writing system or system of rules for such practice....
: Jibal al-Khalil, ; Transliteration
Transliteration

Transliteration is the practice of transcribing a word or text written in one writing system into another writing system or system of rules for such practice....
: Harei Yehuda) also referred to as the Judean Hills or Hebron Hills and Jibal al-Khalil, is the name for the mountain range of the Judea
Judea

Judea or Jud?a is the name given to the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel , an area now divided between Israel and the West Bank ....
 region upon which Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
 and several other biblical cities are located.

Running generally north-south, the mountains extend both to the west and east of Jerusalem, the southern end known as Mount Hebron
Mount Hebron

Mount Hebron is a geographic region and geologic formation in Judea, an area in Israel.and the West Bank The area was in history of Ancient Israel and Judah a center of the Israelite and Hasmonean kingdoms....
. Other important cities in the mountain range are Hebron
Hebron

Hebron is the largest city in the West Bank, located in the south, 30 kilometers south of Jerusalem. It is home to some 166,000 Palestinians, and over 500 Israelis....
, Bethlehem
Bethlehem

Bethlehem is a Palestine city in the central West Bank, approximately south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and tourism....
 and Ramallah
Ramallah

Ramallah is a Palestinian people city in the central West Bank adjacent to al-Bireh with a population nearly 25,500. Ramallah is located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem and currently serves as the administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority....
. The range forms a natural division between the Shephelah
Shephelah

The Shephelah is a designation usually applied to the region in south-central Israel of 10-15 km of low hills between the central Mount Hebron and the coastal plains of Philistia within the area of the Judea, at an altitude of 120-450 metres above sea level....
 coastal plains to the west and the Jordan Rift Valley
Jordan Rift Valley

The Jordan Rift Valley is an elongated depression located in modern-day Israel, Jordan, the West Bank and the Golan Heights. This geographic region includes the Jordan River, Hula Valley, Lake Tiberias and the Dead Sea, the lowest land elevation on Earth....
 to the east, as well as causing the rain shadow
Rain shadow

For the Australian television series see Rain Shadow .A rain shadow or rainshadow, or more accurately, precipitation shadow, is a dry region of land that is leeward of a mountain range or other geographic feature, with respect to prevailing wind direction....
 responsible for the Judean desert.

In prehistoric times, animals no longer found in the Levant
Levant

The Levant describes, traditionally, the Eastern Mediterranean at large, but can be used as a geographical term that denotes a large area in Western Asia formed by the lands bordering the Eastern shores of the Mediterranean, roughly bounded on the north by the Taurus Mountains, on the south by the Arabian Desert, and on the west by the M...
 region were found here, including elephant
Elephant

Elephants are large land mammals of the order Proboscidea and the family Elephantidae. There are three living species: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant ....
s, rhinoceri
Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros , often colloquially abbreviated rhino, is a name used to group five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae....
, giraffe
Giraffe

The giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant. It is covered in large, irregular patches of yellow to black fur separated by white, off-white, or dark yellowish brown background....
s and Wild Asian Water Buffalo
Wild Asian Water Buffalo

True Wild Asian Water Buffalo or Wild Asiatic Water Buffalo is an endangered species. It is thought to survive in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan and Thailand....
. The range has karst topography
Karst topography

Karst topography is a landscape shaped by the Solvation of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite....
 including a stalactite
Stalactite

A stalactite is a type of speleothem that hangs from the ceiling or wall of limestone caves. It is sometimes referred to as dripstone....
 cave
Cave

A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. Some people suggest that the term cave should only apply to cavities that have some part that does not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos....
 in Nahal Sorek National Park
Brook of Sorek

Nahal Sorek , also Soreq, is one of the largest, most important drainage basins in the Judean Hills. It is mentioned in the Book of Judges 16:4 of the Bible as the border between the ancient Philistines and the Tribe of Dan of the ancient Israelites....
 between Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
 and Beit Shemesh and the area surrounding Ofra
Ofra

Ofra is an Israeli settlement located in the northern West Bank in the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. It is situated on the main road between Jerusalem and Nablus , 25 km from Jerusalem, and has 3,000 inhabitants....
, where fossils of prehistoric flora and fauna were found.

The Judean Mountains have an Israel Railways
Israel Railways

Israel Railways is Israel's government-owned national railway company and is responsible for all Inter-city rail and suburban railway passenger and freight traffic in the country....
 line which from Bet Shemesh
Bet Shemesh

Beit Shemesh is a city council in Israel's Jerusalem District, with a population of 72,600 people. The modern day city was founded in 1950, although settlement has been on the site since pre-Biblical periods....
 along the Brook of Sorek
Brook of Sorek

Nahal Sorek , also Soreq, is one of the largest, most important drainage basins in the Judean Hills. It is mentioned in the Book of Judges 16:4 of the Bible as the border between the ancient Philistines and the Tribe of Dan of the ancient Israelites....
 and Valley of Rephaim
Valley of Rephaim

Valley of Rephaite - . A valley descending southwest from Emek Refaim to the Valley of Elah below, it is an ancient route from the coastal plain to the Judean Hills, probably named after the legendary race of giants....
 into Jerusalem's southern train station. Currently, a plan for development of the Judean Mountains region is in progress.

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