Jordan Rift Valley

The Jordan Rift Valley, also Jordan Valley, is an elongated endorheic basin located in modern-day , , and . This geographic region includes the entire length of the from its sources, through the , the Korazim…
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  • Type: Region
  • Description: geographic region
  • Also known as: “Syro-African Depression”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maskiot and Shadmot Mehola.

Village
Photo: Ramibp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Israeli settlement in the . Located in the northern Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.

Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Israeli settlement in the , organized as a national-religious moshav shitufi. Located in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a religious moshav and Israeli settlement in the . Located in the Jordan Valley near the Green Line and the Palestinian village of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.

Jordan Rift Valley

Latitude
32.3189° or 32° 19′ 8″ north
Longitude
35.5546° or 35° 33′ 16″ east
Open location code
8G4Q8H93+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14074570135
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
Wiki­data ID
Q1703682
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Jordan Rift Valley” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أخدود وادي الأردن”
  • Arabic: “اخدود وادي الأردن”
  • Arabic: “الغور”
  • Arabic: “حوض وادي الأردن”
  • Arabic: “خانق وادي الأردن”
  • Arabic: “صدع وادي الأردن”
  • Basque: “Jordango Rift Harana”
  • Bulgarian: “Йорданска рифтова долина”
  • Catalan: “vall del rift del Jordà”
  • Chinese: “約旦河大裂谷”
  • Czech: “Al-Ghaur”
  • Czech: “Jordánské údolí”
  • Danish: “Jordan-dalen”
  • Danish: “Jordandalen”
  • Danish: “Syro-afrikanske depression”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “وادى الاردن المتصدع”
  • Esperanto: “Jordana Rift-Valo”
  • French: “vallée du rift du Jourdain”
  • French: “Vallée du rift du Jourdain”
  • German: “Jordangraben”
  • Hebrew: “בקע הירדן”
  • Hebrew: “בקעת הירדן”
  • Hebrew: “עין עוג’ה”
  • Hebrew: “שקע הירדן”
  • Hungarian: “Szír-Jordán-árok”
  • Hungarian: “Szír–Jordán-árok”
  • Japanese: “ヨルダン地溝帯”
  • Korean: “요르단열곡”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jordandalen”
  • Polish: “Dolina Jordanu”
  • Polish: “Rów Jordanu”
  • Polish: “Ryft Morza Martwego”
  • Romanian: “Depresiunea tectonică a Iordanului”
  • Russian: “Гхор”
  • Russian: “Эль-Гор”
  • Slovenian: “Jordanski tektonski jarek”
  • Spanish: “Rift del valle del Jordán”
  • Spanish: “Valle del rift del Jordán”
  • Swahili: “Bonde la mto Yordani”
  • Swedish: “Jordandalen”
  • Swedish: “Jordansänkan”
  • Turkish: “Ürdün Rift Vadisi”
  • Ukrainian: “Гхор”
  • Ukrainian: “Ель-Гор”
  • Ukrainian: “Йорданська рифтова долина”
  • Ukrainian: “Йорданська Рифтова долина”
  • Urdu: “اردن دراڑ وادی”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Makhadat al Wahadinah and Rawd Bassat Qasim.

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