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[[File:Hamam El Malih.jpg|thumb|A view on Wadi el Maleh, Hammam el Maleh, and Road 5799]] |
[[File:Hamam El Malih.jpg|thumb|A view on Wadi el Maleh, Hammam el Maleh, and Road 5799]] |
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'''Wadi el Maleh''' ({{lang-ar|وادي المالح}},<ref>'' |
'''Wadi el Maleh''' ({{lang-ar|وادي المالح}},<ref>''El Maleh'' means 'salty' in Arabic</ref><ref>Not to be confused with several streams named {{ill|Oued el Maleh|ceb}} in Tunisia and Algeria</ref> also [[Wadi]] al Maleh, al Malich, etc.; {{lang-he|נחל מלחה}}, '''Nahal Milcha''', '''Milcha Stream''', also Milkha, Malcha, etc.) is a non-[[intermittent stream|intermittent]] [[stream]] in [[West Bank]]. It starts northwest of [[Tubas]] and flows into the [[Jordan Valley]] in the area between [[Mehola]] and [[Shadmot Mehola]]. (Its lower flow marks the southern boundary of the [[Beit She'an Valley]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100114113746/http://www.bet-alon.co.il/info/site_details.php?site_id=293 עמק בית שאן] [Beit Shean Valley], {{ill|Yigal Alon Museum|he|בית יגאל אלון}}</ref>) Its length is about 20km and [[drainage basin]] of about 90 sq. km. |
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It follows geological faults and makes a nearly 90 degree kink northwards in the area where Road 5799 joins the [[Allon Road]] and further arcs around Shamdot Mehola to flow into the Jordan River in the west-to-east direction at about {{coord|32.353889|35.555278}}.<ref>Maps of the area</ref> |
It follows geological faults and makes a nearly 90 degree kink northwards in the area where Road 5799 joins the [[Allon Road]] and further arcs around Shamdot Mehola to flow into the Jordan River in the west-to-east direction at about {{coord|32.353889|35.555278}}.<ref>Maps of the area</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:44, 27 February 2022
Wadi el Maleh (Arabic: وادي المالح,[1][2] also Wadi al Maleh, al Malich, etc.; Hebrew: נחל מלחה, Nahal Milcha, Milcha Stream, also Milkha, Malcha, etc.) is a non-intermittent stream in West Bank. It starts northwest of Tubas and flows into the Jordan Valley in the area between Mehola and Shadmot Mehola. (Its lower flow marks the southern boundary of the Beit She'an Valley.[3]) Its length is about 20km and drainage basin of about 90 sq. km.
It follows geological faults and makes a nearly 90 degree kink northwards in the area where Road 5799 joins the Allon Road and further arcs around Shamdot Mehola to flow into the Jordan River in the west-to-east direction at about 32°21′14″N 35°33′19″E / 32.353889°N 35.555278°E.[4]
Places of note long the stream include Hammam el Maleh, a hammam by mineral hot springs, and Burj el Maleh, a Mamluk fortress.
Refences
- ^ El Maleh means 'salty' in Arabic
- ^ Not to be confused with several streams named Oued el Maleh in Tunisia and Algeria
- ^ עמק בית שאן [Beit Shean Valley], Yigal Alon Museum
- ^ Maps of the area