The Dishon Stream (, Nahal Dishon) is an

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, Israel. It is 26 kilometers long, starts on the eastern slope of

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and drains into the

Jordan River The Jordan River or River Jordan (, ''Nahr al-ʾUrdunn''; , ''Nəhar hayYardēn''), also known as ''Nahr Al-Sharieat'' (), is a endorheic river in the Levant that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and drains to the Dead ...

in the area of the drained Hula Lake. It is one of the largest streams in East Upper Galilee. Its name is a modification of the name of the depopulated Palestinian village of

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reports the following Arabic names associated with the stream: Wadi 'Uba (Ouadi Ouba), Wadi Fara, Wādi Hindāj, Wadi Nab' el Balat, and Wadi Nasir. Parts of the

Israel National Trail The Israel National Trail (, ''Shvil Yisra'el'') is a hiking trail that crosses the entire length of Israel, with its northern end at Kibbutz Dan in the far north of the country, extending to Eilat at the southernmost tip of Israel on the Red Sea ...

run through the Dishon valley. Parts of the stream are in the Nahal Dishon Reserve (the central part of the stream)שמורת נחל דישון
/ref> and the Reserve (parts of the slopes of the valley).יערות ברעם
/ref> Major tributaries: Nahal Aviv, Nahal Gush Halav, Nahal Tziv'on. Route 886 runs along the Dishon Stream for the whole length of the Dishon Stream Reserve. It used to be marked for

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access, which was prohibited in the stream area in 2013.

References

{{Authority control Tributaries of the Jordan River Rivers of Israel Nature reserves in Israel

See also

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