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The Jordan River or River Jordan (Arabic: نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, Nahr al-ʾUrdunn; Hebrew: נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, Nəhar hayYardēn), also known as Nahr Al-Sharieat (Arabic: نهر الشريعة), is a 251-kilometre-long (156 mi) endorheic river in the Levant that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and drains to the Dead Sea.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Jordan Valley from the Sea of Galilee in the north to the Dead Sea in the south Jordan Valley The Jordan Valley forms part of the larger Jordan Rift Valley. Unlike most other river valleys, the term "Jordan Valley" often applies just to the lower course of the Jordan River, from the spot where it ...
Bik'at Hayarden A 2003 satellite image of the region showing the Jordan Rift Valley. The Jordan Rift Valley, also Jordan Valley (Hebrew: בִּקְעָת הַיַרְדֵּן Bīqʿāt haYardēn, Arabic: الغور Al-Ghor or Al-Ghawr), [citation needed] is an elongated endorheic basin located in modern-day Israel, Jordan and the West Bank, Palestine.
This is a list of rivers of Israel.This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Nahal (Hebrew, wiktionary:נחל) and Wadi (Arabic) commonly translate to Stream, more seldom River.
The Jordan River Crossing (Hebrew: מסוף נהר ירדן, Arabic: معبر نهر الأردن) or Sheikh Hussein Bridge is the northern international border crossing between Jordan and Israel. It is located between Irbid , in Jordan , and Beit She'an , in Israel .
The Jordan River's principal tributary is the Yarmouk River. Near the junction of the two rivers, the Yarmouk forms the boundary between Israel on the northwest, Syria on the northeast, and Jordan on the south. The Zarqa River, the second main tributary of the Jordan River, flows and empties entirely within the East Bank.
The Jordan River continues its course from the southern end of Lake Tiberias (forming the boundary between the West Bank and Jordan) to its terminus in the highly saline Dead Sea. [19] The Dead Sea is 1,020 square kilometers (394 sq mi) in size and, at 420 meters (1,378 ft) below sea level, is the lowest surface point on the earth. [ 19 ]
The Jordan River is the major river flowing into the Dead Sea from the north. It also is the northern part of the western border of Jordan. Its affluents are listed from north to south. Jordan River. Yarmouk River - largest tributary of the Jordan and forms part of the northern border of Jordan with Syria and Israel. Flows into the Jordan just ...