page_title: Galilee Panhandle
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Galilee Panhandle / Geography
caption_attribution_description: עברית: תצפית על קריית שמונה ועמק החולה ממצפה לירן בדרך נוף הרי נפתלי English: Kiryat Shmona and Hula Valley from Mitzpe Liran, Naftali Mts.
context_page_description: The Galilee Panhandle, is an elongated geopolitical area or "panhandle" in northern Israel comprising the northernmost section of the Upper Galilee held by Israel, and the northern Jordan Rift Valley. The Galilee Panhandle incorporates five municipal authorities. Towns in the Galilee Panhandle include Metula and Kiryat Shmona.
context_section_description: The Galilee Panhandle is a narrow strip of land running from the Israel-Lebanon border in the far north to an imaginary line above the Hula Valley in the south.
caption: View of Kiryat Shmona from Mitzpe Liran
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