Editing Geography of Israel (section)

===Central hills===
[[File:JerusalemMountains.jpg|thumb|[[Judaean Mountains]]]]
Inland (east) of the coastal plain lies the central [[Highland (geography)|highland]] region.<ref name="topog" /> In the north of this region lie the mountains and hills of [[Galilee|Upper Galilee and Lower Galilee]], which are generally {{convert|500|to|700|m|ft|0|sp=us}} in height, although they reach a maximum height of {{convert|1208|m|ft|0|sp=us}} at [[Mount Meron]].<ref name="topog" /> South of the Galilee, in the West Bank, are the [[Samaria]]n Hills with numerous small, fertile valleys rarely reaching the height of {{convert|800|m|ft|0|sp=us}}.<ref name="topog" /> South of Jerusalem, also mainly within the West Bank, are the Judean Hills, including [[Mount Hebron]].<ref name="topog" /> The central highlands average {{convert|610|m|ft|0|sp=us}} in height and reach their highest elevation at [[Har Meron]], at {{convert|1208|m|ft|0|sp=us}}, in Galilee near [[Safed]].<ref name="topog" /> Several valleys cut across the highlands roughly from east to west; the largest is the [[Jezreel Valley]] (also known as the [[Plain of Esdraelon]]), which stretches {{convert|48|km|mi|0|sp=us}} from [[Haifa]] southeast to the valley of the [[Jordan River]], and is {{convert|19|km|mi|0|sp=us}} across at its widest point.<ref name="topog" />