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. File:עמק זבולון - אזור התעשיה בעמק זבולון.-JNF033511.jpeg|Zevulun industrial zone 1939 File:Zoltan Kluger. Emek Zevulun (Haifa Bay).jpg|Zevulun housing 1937 File:EmekZvulun1.jpg|Zevulun Valley ==List of communities==