Gilbon River
| Gilbon river | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Etymology | Israeli used name is after an ancient Jewish village in the area |
| Location | |
| Country | Golan Heights |
| Basin features | |
| Waterfalls | Gilvon falls |
Nahal Gilbon in Golan Heights (Arabic: its upper part Wadi Deir Seras, named after a Bedouin village, near its central part (Wadi Dabura) named after the Bedouin village Dabura, nearby, which preserves the name of the ancient Jewish village of Dabura from the Mishna and Talmud period. The lower part Wadi Jalabina, named after The Bedouin village at the source of the stream) is a stream and nature reserve in the center of the Golan Heightsl, also known as "Nahal Deborah" and along it there are two large waterfalls: Deborah Falls, which is more eastern, and Gilbon Falls which falls from a height of about 40 meters and is located a few hundred meters down the stream. The reserve is about 4 km northeast of Kibbutz Gadot.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "נבו - המאגר המשפטי" (PDF). www.nevo.co.il. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "המים הקרים של נחל ג'ילבון הם המקום הנכון להיות בו בקיץ הלוהט". www.maariv.co.il (in Hebrew). 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2024-04-25.