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Qishon River |
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Qishon Riveror Kishon RiverRiver, northern Israel. It rises near Mount Gilboa and flows northwest for about 25 mi (40 km) through the Plain of Esdraelon to the Mediterranean Sea just north of Haifa. It was the scene of biblical events, including the Israelite victory of Deborah over the Canaanite general Sisera and of Elijah's slaying of the prophets of Baal. In modern times, the river's mouth has been developed as part of Haifa's port complex. It is the main base of Israel's fishing fleet. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 2003) on increased risk for cancer in naval commando divers in the Kishon River in Israel, there are three systematic errors in estimating the degree of exposure to environmental water contaminants (their Table 3). The Investigation Committee for the Effects of Military Activity in the Kishon River and the Region's Waters on the Health of IDF Soldiers Activated There [in Hebrew]. Since the late 1940s, the Kishon River and Haifa Bay served as a training site for recruits and naval commandos, an elite and highly select group in the Israeli military (Figure 1). |
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