Description

Mount Carmel (Hebrew: הַר הַכַּרְמֶל, Har HaKarmel, ISO 259-3: Har ha Karmell; Arabic: جبل الكرمل‎, Jabal Al-Karmil), also known as Mount Mar Elias (Arabic: جبل مار إلياس‎, Jabal Mar Elyas, lit. Mount Saint Elias/Elijah), is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. The range is a UNESCO biosphere reserve. A number of towns are situated there, most notably the city of Haifa, Israel's third largest city, located on the northern slope. The name is presumed to be directly from the Hebrew language word Carmel (כַּרְמֶל), which means "fresh" (planted), or "vineyard" (planted)