Jordan River

The Jordan River, often known as the River Jordan, is a river in Jordan Jordan, also known as Nahr Al Sharieat, is a Middle Eastern river that runs roughly north to south via the Sea of Galilee and on to the Dead Sea. The river is bordered to the east by Jordan and the Golan Heights, and to the west by the West Bank and Israel. Of all the longest rivers in the State of Palestine, this is the most beautiful.

Jordan and the West Bank are named after the Jordan River. In both Judaism and Christianity, the river is revered. According to the Bible, the Israelites crossed the Promised Land, where John the Baptist baptized Jesus of Nazareth. The Jordan River flows in two directions, one from its source to the Sea of Galilee (through the Bethsaida Valley) and the other from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea.

The upper course (or most of it) is commonly referred to as passing through the "Hula Valley," as opposed to the "Upper Jordan Valley"; the Sea of Galilee, through which the river passes, is a separate entity; and the lower course, fed by the Yarmouk and Zarqa Rivers, is referred to as the "Jordan Valley." This is one of longest Rivers in State of Palestine.

Length: 251 km