Coastal Plain (Arab Union)

The Coastal Plain (Arabic: السهل الساحلي as-sahil as-sāḥilī, Hebrew: מישור החוף mishor ha-ḥof) is a Levantine coastal plain along the Mediterranean coast, extending from Tyre, Lebanon to Port Said, Palestine. Constituting the entirety of Palestine's Mediterranean coast and 10% of Lebanon's, it is narrow in the north and broadens considerably towards the south, encompassing several interwoven urban, suburban and rural areas, including nine major cities. It is a geographical region defined morphologically by the sea, in terms of topography and soil, and also in its climate, flora and fauna. North to south, the Coastal Plain borders the inland, topographically higher regions of Jabal Amel, the Jezreel Valley, the Carmel and Samaria Highlands, the Judæa Foothills, the Negev Mountains and finally the Sinai Desert. It is home to an estimated population of 22.3 million as of 2022, of which Jaffa and its metropolitan area account for over one third.