Wādī Nimrīn

Wadi Shueib, Arabic for the Valley of Jethro and properly Wadi Shuʿeib but with many variant romanisations, is a wadi in Jordan. The alluvial fan of the wadi where it enters the southern part of the eastern Jordan Valley is known as Wadi Nimrin, which leads into the Jordan River.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Allenby Bridge.

Allenby Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Abutoum, Public domain.

The Allenby Bridge, known officially in Jordan as the King Hussein Bridge, is a bridge that crosses the Jordan River near the city of Jericho in the West Bank and the town of Al-Karameh in Jordan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Maghtas and Na’ama.

Al Maghtas

Locality

Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Al-Maghtas, officially known as Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan", is an archaeological World Heritage Site in Jordan, on the east bank of the Jordan River, reputed to be the location of the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist and venerated as such since at least the Byzantine period. Al Maghtas is situated 5 km south of Wādī Nimrīn.

Na’ama

Village

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Na'ama is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley three kilometres north of Hisham's Palace, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Na’ama is situated 7 km northwest of Wādī Nimrīn.

Jericho

Photo: Reuvenk, CC BY 3.0.

Jericho, the "City of Palms", is a small city within the Palestinian Territories close to the northern end of Dead Sea and some 55 km from Jerusalem.

Wādī Nimrīn

Type: Wadi
Also known as: “Esh Shūna”, “Wadi Nemrin”, and “Wadi Nimrin”
Category: body of water
Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.87925° or 31° 52′ 45″ north

Longitude

35.53895° or 35° 32′ 20″ east

Elevation

-379 metres (-1,243 feet)

Open location code

8G3QVGHQ+MH

GeoNames ID

247704

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In Other Languages

“Wādī Nimrīn” goes by many names.

Arabic: “وادي نمرين”

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