Jordan River
The Jordan River ( American English ) or River Jordan ( British English ) ( Hebrew : נהר הירדן Nehar haYarden , Arabic : نهر الأردن Nahr al-Urdun ) is a river in Southwest Asia flowing to the Dead Sea . In Judaism, the river serves as the eastern border of the
Water politics in the Jordan River basin
Downstream of the Sea of Galilee, where the main tributaries enter the Jordan Valley form the east, the valley bottom widens to about 15 miles (24 km). This area is characterized by higher alluvial or beach terraces paralleling the river ; this area is known as the Ghor (or Ghawr ). These
Yarmouk River
The Yarmouk River ( Arabic : نهر اليرموك , " Nahr Al-Yarmuk "; Hebrew : נהר הירמוך, " Nehar HaYarmukh "; Greek : Hieromax ) is the largest tributary of the Jordan River . It drains much of the Hauran Plateau [ 1 ] . It is one of three main Tributaries which enter the
Israel–Jordan peace treaty
The Israel – Jordan Treaty of Peace (full name: Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ) ( Hebrew : הסכם השלום בין ישראל לירדן ; transliterated : Heskem Ha-Shalom beyn Yisra'el Le-Yarden ) ( Arabic : معاهدة السل
Battles of the Kinarot Valley
Tzemah, and battles near Masada-Sha'ar HaGolan. The engagements were part of the battles of the Jordan Valley , which also saw fighting against Transjordan in the area of Gesher . The battles began shortly after the Israeli declaration of independence , when Syria shelled Ein Gev on the
Golan Heights
500 feet (2,000 m) in the north, to below sea level along the Sea of Galilee and the Yarmuk River in the south. Its population numbers around 120,000 and consists mainly of Druze and Jews. A popular tourist destination attracting 3 million tourists a year, [ 7 ] the Golan has a rich history
Hasbani River
The Hasbani River ( Arabic : الحاصباني , al-Hasbani ; Hebrew : נחל שניר , Nahal Snir ), also known as Snir Stream within Israel , is a tributary of the Jordan river . The Hasbani River derives most of its discharge from two springs in Lebanon [ 1 ] [ 2 ] , the
Banias
flow into the Hula marshes. Currently it is the source of the Nahal Hermon stream. Whereas the Jordan River previously rose from the malaria -infested Hula marshes , it now rises from this spring and two others at the base of Mount Hermon. The flow of the spring has decreased greatly in
Headwater Diversion Plan (Jordan River)
The Headwater Diversion Plan was an Arab League plan to divert two of the three sources of the Jordan River , and prevent them from flowing into the Sea of Galilee , in order to thwart Israel 's plans to use the water of the Hasbani and Banias in its National Water Carrier project for
Palestine
today includes Israel and the Israeli-occupied [ 2 ] Palestinian territories , as well as part of Jordan , and some of both Lebanon and Syria . [ 1 ] In classical or contemporary terms, it is also the common name for the area west of the Jordan River . The boundaries of two new states
