Editing Givat HaMoreh (section)

===British Mandate and State of Israel===
In the 20th century, in the valley below the mountain, the city of [[Afula]] (est. 1925) was developed as the main Jewish center of the region. Afula gradually expanded from the plains to the slopes of Giv'at ha-Moreh.<ref name=Alon/> During the [[1948 Palestine war|War of Independence]] in 1948, the area was completely dominated by Israeli forces, but local Arab population was not displaced. The Arab villages of [[Ed Dahi|Dahi]] and [[Nein]] are located on the slope.

On the central part of Giv'at ha-Moreh there is a [[National parks and nature reserves of Israel|nature reserve]], partly wooded developed by  the [[Jewish National Fund]]. The [[Iris bismarckiana|Nazareth Iris]] blooms here in spring.<ref name=Alon/>