galilee

noun2

1. •
   A narthex, particularly in the United Kingdom and the Church of England; a vestibule, a fully-enclosed yet porch-like structure, leading to the main body of an English ecclesiastical building.
2. •
   In certain Syriac Christian churches, the baptistry.

noun1

1. •
   A mountainous geographic region in northern Israel.

   • Last spring I organised a race for birdwatchers in Jenin, and we had 21 Palestinians participating. They came from as far as the Naqab desert and the Galilee. — 2024