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- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin abstract "Water politics in the Jordan River basin are the political issues of water within the Jordan River drainage basin, including competing claims and water usage, and issues of riparian rights of surface water along transnational rivers, as well as the availability and usage of ground water. Water resources in the region are scarce, and these issues directly affect the five political subdivisions (Israel, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan) located within and bordering the basin, which were created since the collapse, during World War I, of the former single controlling entity, the Ottoman Empire. Because of the scarcity of water and a unique political context, issues of both supply and usage outside the physical limits of the basin have been included historically. The basin and its water are central issues of both the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Jordan River is 251 kilometres (156 mi) long and, over most of its distance, flows at elevations below sea level. Its waters originate from the high precipitation areas in and near the Anti-Lebanon mountains in the north, and flow through the Sea of Galilee and Jordan River Valley ending in the Dead Sea at an elevation of minus 400 metres, in the south.Downstream of the Sea of Galilee, where the main tributaries enter the Jordan Valley from the east, the valley bottom widens to about 15 miles (24 km). This area is characterized by higher alluvial or beach terraces paralleling the river; this area is known as the Ghor (or Ghawr). These terraces are locally incised by side wadis or rivers forming a maze of ravines, alternating with sharp crests and rises, with towers, pinnacles and a badlands morphology.At a lower elevation is the active Jordan River floodplain, the zhor (or Zur), with a wildly meandering course, which accounts for the excessive length of the river in comparison to the straight-line distance to reach the Dead Sea. Small dams were built along the river within the Zhor, turning the former thickets of reeds, tamarisk, willows, and white poplars into irrigated fields. After flowing through the Zur, the Jordan drains into the Dead Sea across a broad, gently sloping delta.In the upper Jordan river basin, upstream of the Sea of Galilee, the tributaries include: The Hasbani (Arabic: الحاصباني), Snir (Hebrew: שניר), which flows from Lebanon. The Banias (Arabic: بانياس ), Hermon (Hebrew: חרמון), arising from a spring at Banias near the foot of Mount Hermon. The Dan (Hebrew: דן), Leddan (Arabic: اللدان), whose source is also at the base of Mount Hermon. Berdara (Arabic: دردره), or Braghith (Arabic: براغيث), The Iyon or Ayoun (Hebrew: עיון), a smaller stream which also flows from Lebanon.The lower Jordan River tributaries include:The Jalud in the Beth Shean valleyThe Yarmouk River, which originates on the south-eastern slopes of Mount Hermon and the Hauran Plateau, forms the southern limit of the Golan Heights and flows into the Jordan River below the Sea of Galilee. It also defines portions of the border between Jordan and Syria, as well as a shorter portion between Jordan and Israel.The Zarqa River, the Biblical JabbokJabesh (Wadi Yabis) named after Jabesh-Gilead".
- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin country Israel.
- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin country Jordan.
- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin country West_Bank.
- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin leftTributary Banias.
- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin rightTributary Yarmouk_River.
- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin source Hasbani_River.
- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin sourceCountry Lebanon.
- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin synonym "Arabic: نهر الأردن, nahr al-urdun".
- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin synonym "Hebrew: נהר הירדן, nehar hayarden".
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- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin wikiPageWikiLink 1948_Arab–Israeli_War.
- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin wikiPageWikiLink 1949_Armistice_Agreements.
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- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin wikiPageWikiLink Dan_River_(Middle_East).
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- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin wikiPageWikiLink Jordan_River.
- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin wikiPageWikiLink Jordan_Valley_(Middle_East).
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- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin wikiPageWikiLink League_of_Nations.
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- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin wikiPageWikiLink Mount_Hermon.
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- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin wikiPageWikiLink Ottoman_Empire.
- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin wikiPageWikiLink Palestine_Liberation_Organization.
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- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin wikiPageWikiLink Paris_Peace_Conference,_1919.
- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin wikiPageWikiLink Precipitation.
- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin wikiPageWikiLink Presidency_of_Dwight_D._Eisenhower.
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- Water_politics_in_the_Jordan_River_basin wikiPageWikiLink Raised_beach.