Nahal Paran

Nahal Paran is a seasonal stream in 's and 's Negev Desert. With a length of 150 kilometers, it is the third largest watercourse in after the and Yarmouk River. It is also the widest watercourse in Israel.
Wikipedia
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  • Wadi
  • …lies at an elevation of 97 metres (318 feet)
  • Description: occasionally dry riverbed in the Negev Desert and the Sinai Peninsula
  • Also known as
    “Jerafi”
    “Jirāfī”
    “Paran Stream”
    “Wādī al Jarāfī”
    “Wādī al Jirāfī”
    “Wadi el Gerâfi”
    “Wādī el Girāfī”
    “Wādi el Jerafi”
    “Wadi Gerafi”
    “Wadi Girâfi”
    “Wâdi Jerafi”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paran.

Village
Photo: Matanba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in southern . is situated 3 km southeast of Nahal Paran.

Nahal Paran

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Latitude
30.38643° or 30° 23′ 11″ north
Longitude
35.13563° or 35° 8′ 8″ east
Open location code
8G2Q94PP+H7
Geo­Names ID
355029
Wiki­data ID
Q7218373

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Nahal Paran” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وادي الجرافي”
  • Cebuano: “Naẖal Paran”
  • Chinese: “帕兰河”
  • Czech: “Nachal Paran”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Nahal Paran”
  • Greek: “Νάχαλ Πάραν”
  • Hausa: “Nahal Paran”
  • Hebrew: “נחל פארן”
  • Romanian: “Nahal Paran”
  • Russian: “Нахаль-Паран”
  • Russian: “Паран”
  • Somali: “Nahal Paran”
  • Swedish: “Nahal Paran”

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