Also known as Sharon, Plain of Sharon, The Sharon Plain
northern half of the coastal plain of Israel
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32°24′00″N 34°52′59″E / 32.400°N 34.883°E / 32.400; 34.883
Sharon plain in Israeli Coastal Plain region The Sharon plain (Hebrew: הַשָּׁרוֹן, romanized: HaSharon; Arabic: سهل الشارون, romanized: Sahl al-Shārūn) is the central section of the Israeli coastal plain. The name Sharon is derived from the Akkadian word "A-Sharanu" which literally translates to a "thick forest," which the area was until its deforestation in the late 19th century. The plain lies between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and the Samarian Hills, 15 kilometres (9+1⁄2 miles) to the east. It stretches from Nahal Taninim, a stream marking the southern end of Mount Carmel in the north, to the Yarkon River in the south, at the northern limit of Tel Aviv, over a total distance of about 90 km (55 mi). The level of the Sharon plain is connected to the level of the Mediterranean Sea by the Sharon Escarpment.
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