Jordan River
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) river in the Middle East that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and on to the Dead Sea. Jordan and the Golan Heights border the river to the east, while Israel and the occupied West Bank lie to its west. Both Jordan and the West Bank derive their names in relation to the river.
| Jordan River | |
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Jordan River | |
The Jordan River runs along the border between Jordan, the Palestinian West Bank, Israel and southwestern Syria. | |
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine |
| Region | Middle East, Eastern Mediterranean litoral |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Hasbani River and Dan River |
| • location | Sde Nehemia kibbutz in northern Israel |
| • coordinates | 33°11′15″N 35°37′10″E |
| • elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Mouth | Dead Sea |
• elevation | −416 m (−1,365 ft) |
| Length | 251 km (156 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Banias River, Dan River, Yarmouk River, Zarqa River |
| • right | Hasbani or Snir River, Iyyon Stream |
The river holds major significance in Judaism and Christianity. According to the Bible, the Israelites crossed it into the Promised Land and Jesus of Nazareth was baptized by John the Baptist in it.
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