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Beit She'an Valley

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The Beit She'an Valley is a valley in Israel that lies within the Beit She'an rift, part of the Afro-Syrian Rift, or Jordan Rift Valley, forming a middle segment of the Jordan Valley that opens westward into the Harod Valley. It is bounded by the Mount Gilboa range to the southwest, the Jordan River to the east, Nahal Tavor to the north, and the lower Wadi el Maleh to the south, and takes its name from the ancient city of Beit She'an. The valley is abundant in springs, and its regional council was rebranded the Emek HaMaayanot, or Valley of Springs, Regional Council to reflect that; it contains the Beit She'an National Park in its northern part. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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The Beit She'an Valley (Hebrew: בקעת בית שאן or Hebrew: עמק בית שאן) is a valley in Israel.
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1. Beit She'an Valley (Wikipedia)
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    The Beit She'an Valley (Hebrew: בקעת בית שאן or Hebrew: עמק בית שאן) is a valley in Israel.
  • Article text
    For this reason, in order to attract tourism, the Beit She'an Valley Regional Council was rebranded as the Emek HaMaayanot Regional Council ("Valley of Springs Regional Council") It includes the Beit She'an National park in the northern part of Beit She'an.
  • In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead section (in-discipline Geomorphology)
    The Beit She'an Valley (Hebrew: בקעת בית שאן or Hebrew: עמק בית שאן) is a valley in Israel.
  • Caused By: Rifting, Lead section (caused-by Rifting)
    The valley lies within the Beit She'an rift, part of the Afro-Syrian Rift (Jordan Rift Valley), which opens westwards to the Harod Valley.
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Wikidata: Beit She'an Valley
Wikidata Q2909317, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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