   thumb|a view of mount carmel in 1894   mount carmel (, har hakarmel iso 259-3 har ha karmell (lit. god's vineyard); , kÃ¡rmÄlos; , kurmul or Ø¬Ø¨Ù ÙØ§Ø± Ø¥ÙÙØ§Ø³ jabal mar elyas 'mount saint elias') is a coastal mountain range in northern israel stretching from the mediterranean sea towards the southeast. the range is a unesco biosphere reserve and a number of towns are located there, most notably the city of haifa, israel's third largest city, located on the northern slope. ==geography and geology== the phrase "mount carmel" has been used in three distinct ways: *to refer to the 39&nbsp;km-long (24-mile long) mountain range, stretching as far in the southeast as jenin. *to refer to the northwestern  of the mountain range. *to refer to the headland at the northwestern end of the range. the carmel range is approximately  wide, sloping gradually towards the southwest, but forming a steep ridge on the northeastern face,  high. the jezreel valley lies to the immediate northeast. the range forms a natural barrier in the landscape, just as the jezreel valley forms a natural passageway, and consequently the mountain range and the valley have had a large impact on migration and invasions through the levant over time. the mountain formation is an admixture of limestone and flint, containing many c
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