The Issachar Plateau or Issachar Heights () is a

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plateau In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; : plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. ...

in the eastern part of

Lower Galilee The Lower Galilee (; ) is a region within the Northern District of Israel. The Lower Galilee is bordered by the Jezreel Valley to the south; the Upper Galilee to the north, from which it is separated by the Beit HaKerem Valley; the Jordan Rift ...

. It is bounded by the Tabor Stream in the north and the

Harod Valley The Harod Valley () is a valley in the Northern District of Israel. It is the eastern part of the Jezreel Valley, a transitional zone that extends to the Beit She'an Valley. From the south it locked by Mount Gilboa, and by the Issachar Plate ...

in the south and

Givat HaMoreh Givat HaMoreh (, ) is a hill in northern Israel on the northeast side of the Jezreel Valley. The highest peak reaches an altitude of , while the bottom of the Jezreel Valley is situated at an altitude of . North of it are the plains of the Lower ...

in the west and the Jordan Valley in the east. Its area is about 115 km².רמות יששכר
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. The runs across the plateau into the Jordan Valley. The plateau may be divided into three parts: רמת כוכב (Ramat Kochav, "Plateau of Stars"), רמת צבאים (Ramat Tzevaim "Plateau of Gazelles"; due to the population of Palestine mountain gazelle in the plateauקהילת הצבאים בארץ נמצאת במגמת ירידה, במיוחד ברמת הגולן
''

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'', January 27, 2011), and ורמת תבור (Ramat Tavor, "Plateau of

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), with Issachar River separating Ramat Tzevaim from Ramat Kochav. Therefore, it is also referred in plural.

Landmarks

The

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and

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is a

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on the eastern edge of the plateau, on the edge of Lower Galilee between the

Sea of Galilee The Sea of Galilee (, Judeo-Aramaic languages, Judeo-Aramaic: יַמּא דטבריא, גִּנֵּיסַר, ), also called Lake Tiberias, Genezareth Lake or Kinneret, is a freshwater lake in Israel. It is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth ...

(20 km southwards) and

Beit She'an Beit She'an ( '), also known as Beisan ( '), or Beth-shean, is a town in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. The town lies at the Beit She'an Valley about 120 m (394 feet) below sea level. Beit She'an is believed to ...

. Settlements include Moshav

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, Taibe,

Ramat Tzvi Ramat Tzvi (, ''lit.'' Zvi Heights) is a moshav in north-eastern Israel. Located between Afula and Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was established in 1942 an ...

, Beit HaShita,

Kfar Kish Kfar Kisch () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located adjacent to Mount Tabor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In it had a population of . History It was established in 1946 by Jewish soldiers demobilised from ...

, Menahamiya, Gesher, Yardena,

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, Hamadya,

Neve Ur Neve Ur () is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Beit She'an Valley on the Jordan River and to the south of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In it had a population of . Etymol ...

Sde Nahum Sde Nahum (, ''lit.'' Nahum Field) is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Located around 4 km northwest of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In it had a population of . ...

Na'ura Na'ura (, ) is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located to the east of Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Gilboa Regional Council. In it had a population of . History In 1517 Na'ura was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire with ...

Tamra Tamra (, or ) is an Arab city in the North District of Israel located in the Lower Galilee north of the city of Shefa-Amr and approximately east of Acre. In it had a population of . History Tamra is an ancient village on a hill. Old square ...

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