Nahal Paran
Nahal Paran is a seasonal stream in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Israel's Negev Desert. With a length of 150 kilometers, it is the third largest watercourse in Israel after the Jordan River and Yarmouk River. It is also the widest watercourse in Israel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Wadi
- 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”, and “Wâdi Jerafi”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paran.
Paran
Village
Photo: Matanba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paran is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Arava valley around 100 km north of Eilat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Central Arava Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,013. Paran is situated 3 km southeast of Nahal Paran.
Nahal Paran
- Categories: wadi and body of water
- Location: Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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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”
- Greek: “Νάχαλ Πάραν”
- Hebrew: “נחל פארן”
- Romanian: “Nahal Paran”
- Russian: “Нахаль-Паран”
- Russian: “Паран”
- Swedish: “Naẖal Paran”
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