The name is derived from the Hebrew name “Emek Zevulun,” lit. “Zebulun Valley,” given by Zionist pioneers to the coastal area stretching along the Bay of Acre, from Acre [Akko] to Haifa, on the incorrect assumption that the tribe of Zebulun once had its territory in this area – this land was part of the allotment of Asher, and is a coastal plain, not a valley.
