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Deir al-Asad (Arabic: دير الأسد; Hebrew: דֵיר אֶל-אַסַד) is an Arab village in the Galilee region of Israel, near Karmiel. Together with the adjacent village of Bi'ina it formed the site of the Crusader monastery town of St. George de la Beyne, an administrative center of the eponymous fief which spanned part of the central Galilee. Control of the fief changed several times from the noble Milly family to Joscelyn III of Courtenay and ultimately to the Teutonic Order before the area passed to Mamluk rule in the late 13th century. Settlement continued under the Mamluks and the village's St. George monastery was mentioned as treating the mentally ill in the late 14th century. The modern Muslim village of Deir al-Asad, previously known as Deir al-Bi'ina or Deir al-Khidr, was established in 1516 when the Ottoman sultan Selim I granted its monastery as a waqf (religious endowment) to the Sufi sage Shaykh Muhammad al-Asad, who settled in it with his family and devotees. The village's original Christian population was expelled by the same order and relocated to Bi'ina, while a Druze community which established itself in the village emigrated to the Hauran by the late 1870s. The village was captured by Israel in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, immediately after which it was temporarily emptied of its inhabitants and looted by Israeli troops before its residents were allowed to return, although a number of inhabitants became Palestinian refugees in the Ain al-Hilweh camp in Lebanon. A significant part of its agricultural lands were confiscated by the authorities in 1962 and formed part of the new Jewish city of Karmiel. Most of Deir al-Asad's residents belong to the clans of Asadi, descendants of Shaykh Muhammad al-Asad, and Dabbah, established in the village in the 18th century. In 2003 Deir al-Asad was merged with Bi'ina and nearby Majd al-Krum to form the single municipality of Shaghur, the name of the Ottoman district in which the towns had once been part, but the municipal union was dissolved in 2008.

Karmiel (Hebrew: כַּרְמִיאֵל) is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre–Safed road, 32 kilometres (20 miles) from Safed and 20 km (12 miles) from Ma'alot-Tarshiha and 20 km (12 mi) from Acre. In 2021 Karmiel had a population of 46,311.

Bi'ina or al-Bi'na (also el-Baneh) (Arabic: البعنة) is an Arab town in the Northern District of Israel. It is located east of Akko. In 2003, Bi'ina merged with Majd al-Krum and Deir al-Asad to form the city of Shaghur, but was reinstated as a local council in 2008 after Shaghur was dissolved. Bi'ina has a mostly Muslim population (92%) with a small Christian minority (8%); in 2021 its population was 8,536.

The Karmiel railway station (Hebrew: תחנת הרכבת כרמיאל Arabic: محطة قطار كرمئيل) is an Israel Railways passenger terminal in Karmiel, Israel. It is located at the eastern terminus of the Railway to Karmiel (which at its western end connects to the Coastal Railway at a point just south of Acre (Akko) – where it heads south towards Haifa). The next station to the west is Ahihud. The station (as well as the rest of the Karmiel line) was opened on 20 September 2017.The station is located at the northern entrance to Karmiel, off of Highway 85, and is situated next to the Karmiel central bus station.

Highway 85 is an east-west highway in Northern Israel. It is one of the most important roads through the Galilee, connecting western and eastern Galilee. The road begins in Akko on the west coast of Israel and ends in the east just north of Lake Kinneret. The road begins at Highway 4 in Akko in the west and ends at Amiad junction at Highway 90 near Korzim in the east. It is 37km long. The route from Akko to Hananya junction has been used for transportation since ancient times, and it passes through the Beit HaKerem valley.

The Hope is a sculpture by Nicky Imber depicting a woman proudly raising her child to the sky symbolically heralding a new generation. It is named after the Israeli national anthem, "Hatikva" and is part of the Holocaust Memorial Park entitled "From Holocaust to Resurrection", located in Karmiel, Israel.

Shaghur or Shagor (Hebrew: שגור; Arabic: الشاغور, ash-Shaghur) was an Arab city in the Northern District of Israel located east of the coastal city of Acre (Akka). It was formed in 2003 with the merger of three Arab local councils – Majd al-Krum, Deir al-Asad and Bi'ina. It was declared a city in 2005. The city was dissolved on December 1, 2008 by Knesset decree and the pre-2003 component villages were given independent standing. It is the third largest Arab locality in the Northern District after Nazareth and Shefa-'Amr. The name Shaghur comes from the name of the nearby valley which borders the al-Araas mountain in which the city is built upon. The city had a population of 29,900 at the end of 2007.

Beit HaKerem Valley (Hebrew: בקעת בית כרם), also known as al-Shaghur (Arabic: الشاغور, romanized: al-Shāghūr), is a valley in the Galilee region in northern Israel. The valley is the dividing feature between the Upper Galilee featuring relatively high mountains and the Lower Galilee to the south, with lower mountains.The five Arab local authorities (Bi'ina, Deir al-Asad, Majd al-Krum, Nahf and Rameh) and two Jewish local authorities (Karmiel and Misgav) of the Beit HaKerem Valley have formed a "cluster" of municipalities, connecting municipal leaders to create long-term development strategies, enhance economic development, and attract and receive additional government funding.

Arab al-Na'im (Arabic: عرب النعيم; Hebrew: ערב א-נעים) is a Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2021 its population was 848.

Lavon (Hebrew: לָבוֹן) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee four kilometres north of Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 727.

Majd al-Krum (Arabic: مَجْدُ الْكُرُوم, Hebrew: מַגְ'ד אל-כֻּרוּם Majd al-Kurum) is an Arab town located in the Galilee in Israel's Northern District about 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of Acre. The name of the village translates to "watch-house of the vineyard", reflecting the town's fame for the quality of its grape vines. Its inhabitants are Muslims. In 2021 it had a population of 15,630.

Shorashim (Hebrew: שָׁרָשִׁים, שורשים, lit. Roots) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the lower Galilee and affiliated with the Conservative movement, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. At the Jewish New Year in 2021 it had a population of 598.