Nahal Sorek
The Nahal Sorek, also Soreq, is a river in the West Bank and Israel. It rises south of Ramallah in the Judean Hills, flows westwards into the coastal plain, and empties into the Mediterranean at Palmachim.Photo: הדס, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Israel
- Also known as: “Nahal Shorek”, “Nahal Shōrēq”, “Nahal Soreq”, “Naẖal Soreq”, “Nahr Rubin”, “Wādi es Sarār”, and “Wady Surar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bait Miriam and Nahal Rubin National Park.
Nahal Rubin National Park
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nahal Rubin National Park is a protected area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palmachim and Gan Sorek.
Palmachim
Village
Palmachim is a gated community and kibbutz in central Israel. Located about ten kilometers south of the Tel Aviv area along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, among the sand dunes, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council.
Gan Sorek
Village
Gan Sorek is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain, approximately four kilometres southwest of Rishon LeZion and covering 700 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 333. Gan Sorek is situated 5 km east of Nahal Sorek.
Beit Hanan
Village
Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Hanan is a moshav in central Israel. Located around two kilometers west of Ness Ziona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In 2023 its population was 625. Beit Hanan is situated 6 km east of Nahal Sorek.
Nahal Sorek
- Categories: river, wadi, and body of water
- Location: Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Nahal Sorek” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر روبين”
- Arabic: “وادي الصرار”
- Arabic: “وادي روبين”
- Arabic: “وادي سوريك”
- Arabic: “وادي شوريك”
- Asturian: “Ríu Nahal Sorek”
- Cebuano: “Naẖal Soreq”
- Chinese: “梭烈谷”
- Chinese: “芍勒克”
- Chuvash: “Сорек”
- Czech: “Sorek”
- Dutch: “Nahal Sorek”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر روبين”
- French: “Sorek”
- German: “Nachal Sorek”
- German: “Wadi Surar”
- Hebrew: “Naẖal Sorék”
- Hebrew: “Naẖal Soréq”
- Hebrew: “נחל שורק”
- Indonesian: “Sorek”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Sorek”
- Italian: “Nahal Sorek”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nahal Sorek”
- Persian: “نخل سوقک”
- Persian: “نیروگاه هستهای آب شیرین کن سورک”
- Portuguese: “Vale de Soreque”
- Romanian: “Nahal Sorek”
- Romanian: “Wadi Sorek”
- Russian: “Сорек”
- Spanish: “Soreq”
- Swedish: “Nahal Sorek”
- Ukrainian: “Сорек”
- Venetian: “Fiume Soreq”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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