Jordan River
The Jordan River or River Jordan, also known as Nahr Al-Sharieat, is a 251-kilometre-long endorheic river in the Levant that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and drains to the Dead Sea.- Stream
- Also known as“Al Urdun”“Ash Sharī‘ah”“Esh Sharī‘a”“Esh Sherī‘a”“Giordano”“Hay Yarden”“HaYarden”“Iordanes”“Jordan”“Jordanes”“Nahar HaYarden”“Nahr al Urdan”“Nahr al Urdun”“Nahr al Urdunn”“Nahr ash Sharī‘ah”“Sheriah-el-Kebir”“Urdun”“Yardēn”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sweimeh and Beit Hogla.
Sweimeh
Village
Sweimeh is a village located in the southern Jordan Valley, in the Balqa Governorate of Jordan.
3½ km east of Jordan River
Al Maghtas
Al-Maghtas, officially known as Baptism Site "Bethany…
9 km north of Jordan River
Jordan River
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
31.75852° or 31° 45′ 31″ north
Longitude
35.5612° or 35° 33′ 40″ east
Open location code
8G3QQH56+CF
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Jordan River” goes by many names.
الأردنArabic
الشريعةArabic
نهر الأردنArabic
نهر الشريعةArabic
הירדןHebrew
נהר הירדןHebrew
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