Har Carmel National Park

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Har Carmel National Park
Mesopotamian fallow deer
Coordinates: 32 ° 44 ′ 59.8 "  N , 34 ° 59 ′ 58.5"  E
Location:	Israel
Surface:	21,000 km²
Founding:	1960

The Har Carmel National Park (Mount Carmel National Park) is located in the Carmel Mountains in northern Israel and is the largest national park in the country. The park covers 124,000 dunams (= 12,400 hectares), of which almost half is a nature reserve . The park is managed by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority . UNESCO has recognized the area of ​​the Carmel Mountains as the first biosphere reserve in Israel.

In the national park is the Chai Bar Karmel nature reserve with a size of 6000 dunams (600 hectares). There is a large breeding and settlement center there. The center forms the counterpart to Chai-Bar-Jotvata-Park , which is located in the desert. Severely endangered animals or animals that are already extinct in the wild are bred here for possible reintroduction in the Mediterranean forests of northern Israel.

landscape

Characteristic for the Har Carmel National Park are the rugged mountain slopes, which were mostly wooded with pine forests until the forest fire in 2010 . The wooded areas are complemented by bushy and semi-open areas. The semi-open landscapes in particular are rich in flowers and macrofauna (lizards, snakes, birds). The national park has essentially a Mediterranean landscape. Visitors can reach the park from the west from Atlit , from the south from Moschaw Eliakim , from the north from Haifa and from the northeast from Nescher .

history

Culturally and religiously, the Har Carmel has an important meaning for the Jewish, Druze, Muslim and Christian tradition. According to tradition, it was here that the prophet Elijah received heavenly fire. The Carmelite Order bears the name of the Carmel Mountains.

In the 20th century, the metropolis of Haifa continued to grow up to the mountain slopes of Har Carmel in the northwest. The Druze villages on the ridge behind the University of Haifa are now a magnet for many tourists.

Web links

• Israel Nature and Parks Authority: Mount Carmel National Park and Nature Reserve

Wikivoyage: Mount Carmel National Park  - Travel Guide

Individual evidence

1. ↑ UNESCO Ecological Sciences for Sustainable Development, Biosphere Reserves: Mount Carmel .