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Wadi Qelt

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

Wadi Qelt (‎, Qelt is also spelled Qilt and Kelt, sometimes with the Arabic article, el- or al), in Hebrew Nahal Prat, formerly Naḥal Faran (Pharan brook), is a valley, riverine gulch or stream (‎ wādī, "wadi", ‎, "nahal") in the West Bank, originating near Jerusalem and running into the Jordan River near Jericho, shortly before it flows into the Dead Sea. Wadi Qelt is currently the generic name used for the entire stream, but in Arabic each sections has its own name: the upper course is called Wadi Fara, the middle one - Wadi Fawar, and just the lower - Wadi Qelt. The wadi attracts with a number of natural, biblical, and archaeological highlights: a well preserved natural environment with a rich wild bird population.

Flows through: Palestine.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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