The River Jordan (Ebreu: נהר הירדן Nehar haYarden, Arabic: نهر الأردنNahr al-Urdun, Greek Iordànes, Ιορδάνης) is a 251-kilometre (156 mi)-lang river in Wast Asie rinnin tae the Dead Sea.

Jordan River
Jordan River
The Jordan River runs alang the mairch atween Jordan, the Palestinian Wast Bank, Israel an soothwestren Sirie.
Native nameArabic: نهر الأردن, Nahr al-Urdun
Ebreu: נהר הירדן, Nahar ha-Yarden
Basin
Main sourceAnti-Lebanon Muntain Range at Munt Hermon, Golan Hichts
2,814 m (9,232 ft)
River moothDeid Sea
−416 m (−1,365 ft)
Pheesical chairacteristics
Lenth251 km (156 mi)
Dischairge


Features
Tributars

References eedit

  1. Klein, Ernest, A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English, The University of Haifa, Carta, Jerusalem, p. 264

Coordinates: 33°11′12″N 35°37′09″E / 33.18667°N 35.61917°E / 33.18667; 35.61917