Carmel Mount

Car·mel

 (kär′məl), Mount

A limestone ridge of northwest Israel extending about 24 km (15 mi) from the Plain of Esdraelon northwest to the Mediterranean Sea. It rises to approximately 545 m (1,790 ft).

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