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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 ...
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.
Jordan River (2 C, 15 P) W. Wadis of Jordan (8 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Jordan" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Rivers of Jordan (2 C, 10 P) S. Springs of Jordan (1 C) Pages in category "Bodies of water of Jordan" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The Wadi Mujib (Arabic: وادي الموجب, romanized: Wādī al-Mūjib), also known as Arnon Stream (Hebrew: נַחַל ארנון [1]), is a river in Jordan. The river empties into the Dead Sea circa 420 metres (1,380 ft) below sea level. [2] In ancient times, the river served as the northern boundary of the kingdom of Moab. [3]
Both rivers are tributaries of the Jordan River. Irbid, Jordan's second largest city, and Ajloun are the largest cities in this portion. The central portion is the Balqa Heights, which extend from the Zarqa River south to Wadi al-Mujib. Wadi-al-Mujib empties into the Dead Sea.
The Yarmuk River (Arabic: نهر اليرموك, romanized: Nahr al-Yarmūk, Hebrew: נְהַר הַיַּרְמוּךְ , romanized: Nəhar hayYarmūḵ; Greek: Ἱερομύκης, Hieromýkēs; Latin: Hieromyces [1] or Heromicas; [2] sometimes spelled Yarmouk) [3] is the largest tributary of the Jordan River. [4]
The Zarqa River (Arabic: نهر الزرقاء, Nahr az-Zarqāʾ, lit. "the River of the Blue [City]") is the second largest tributary of the lower Jordan River, after the Yarmouk River. It is the third largest river in the region by annual discharge and its watershed encompasses the most densely populated areas east of the Jordan River.