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Jordan River
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Jordan River

River, Middle East. It rises on the Syria-Lebanon border, flows through Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee), and then receives its main tributary, the Yarmuk River. It drains into the Dead Sea at 1,312 ft (400 m) below sea level after a total course of 223 mi (360 km). In Christianity it is known as the place where John the Baptist baptized Jesus.
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Fault offsets and other damage to archaeological sites in the Jordan River valley for example, has been used to determine the magnitude of biblically important quakes.
Early Earthquakes in the Americas by Clague, John J. / Geoscience Canada
The attack at the settlement of Netzarim, south west of Gaza City, came as Israeli officials disclosed that a security barrier Israel was building along the West Bank could become a unilaterally-imposed border, annexing the strategic Jordan River Valley.
Gunmen kill 3 Israelis by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
King has prepared the following commentary about this incident which he recently sent to Wellco and is adding to Jane's website: PROTECTIVE BOOT "SAVED DEMINERS LEG" The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) are currently engaged in the clearance of mines from the Jordan River Valley (see separate article "Demining in Jordan").
Wellco's Protective Overboot Saved Deminers Leg by Business Wire
 
 
 
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