The Daliyot River (

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: Nahal Daliyot) is a

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

in the

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. It flows from the Golan Heights plateau, through the

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and down the western slopes of the Heights, and into the

Sea of Galilee The Sea of Galilee (, Judeo-Aramaic languages, Judeo-Aramaic: יַמּא דטבריא, גִּנֵּיסַר, ), also called Lake Tiberias, Genezareth Lake or Kinneret, is a freshwater lake in Israel. It is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth ...

The estuary, Majrase

The Jordan River and the streams coming down from the Central Golan create a landscape of swamps and open water surfaces, variously called deltas, estuaries or lagoons. The Daliyot River is one of five rivers running through the Bethsaida Valley, ''Attractions in Israel'', 20 September 2011, accessed 16 June 2019. (Batikha or Buteikha in Arabic): the

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at the northern edge, Meshushim (Wadi el-Hawa in Arabic; collects the waters of the and ), Yehudiya (with Batra as a tributary),

Daliyot The Daliyot River (Hebrew: Nahal Daliyot) is a river in the Golan Heights. It flows from the Golan Heights plateau, through the Gamla Nature Reserve and down the western slopes of the Heights, and into the Sea of Galilee. The estuary, Majrase The ...

- together they form the Meshushim and Zaki Lagoons before reaching the Sea of Galilee -, and Sfamnun. The Daliyot River estuary, best known as Majrassa or Majrase,The Majrase – Betiha (Bethsaida Valley) Nature Reserve
Israel Nature and Parks Authority, accessed 16 June 2019 is the largest freshwater

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...

controlled by Israel. It carries water from the

and forms lagoons when it reaches the Sea of Galilee. The Majrase Nature Reserve stretches over 5000 dunams, some of it agricultural land.

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KKL tourism and recreation tours: Golan-Dalyiot-Rehavam Zaki Stream Water Hike
Israel By Foot, accessed 16 June 2019 {{Coord, 32, 54, 0.4, N, 35, 42, 44.3, E, display=title Landforms of the Golan Heights

The estuary, Majrase

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