Wadi Shueib
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Wadi Shueib (
Arabic: وادي شُعَيب), Arabic for the Valley of Jethro and properly Wadi Shuʿeib but with many variant romanisations, is a wadi in Jordan.[1]
The
Etymology
Wadi Shueib is named for the Biblical figure Jethro, Shuʿeib in Arabic.
Geography and ecology
Wadi Shueib lies west of
Sweileh at elevations from 1,200 meters (3,900 ft) to sea level.[1] It drains an area of approximately 180 square kilometers (69 sq mi).[1]
Towns and villages along the wadi include
Modern dam
An earth-filled dam[4] was constructed across it in 1968.[1]
Archaeology
Excavations have confirmed that the area was a
Neolithic period.[5]
See also
- Rivers of Jordan
Notes
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e Talozi (2007), p. 80.
- ^ Alexander Ahrens, "From the Southern Jordan Valley Plains to the Transjordanian Plateau: Current Archaeological Fieldwork in the Wadi Shuʿaib, Jordan", The Ancient Near East Today, October 2019 Vol. VII, No. 10
- ^ Gafny, S. et al. (2010), Map of the Lower Jordan River, retrieved 14 April 2020
- ^ Toll & al. (2009), p. 463.
- ^ Simmons (2007).
Bibliography
- Simmons, Alan H. (2007), The Neolithic Revolution in the Near East: Transforming the Human Landscape, Tucson: University of Arizona Press, ISBN 978-0-8165-2966-7.
- Talozi, Samer A. (2007), "Water and Security in Jordan", Integrated Water Resources Management and Security in the Middle East, NATO Science for Peace and Security Series, C: Environmental Security, Dordrecht: Springer in Cooperation with the NATO Public Diplomacy Division, pp. 73–98, ISBN 978-1-4020-5984-1.
- Toll, M.; et al. (2009), "An Integrated Approach for the Hydrogeological Investigation of Unconsolidated Aquifers in the Lower Jordan Valley", The Water of the Jordan Valley: Scarcity and Deterioration of Groundwater and its Impact on Regional Development, Berlin: Springer Verlag, pp. 447–464, ISBN 978-3-540-77756-4.
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