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Nahal Alexander and Wadi Zeimar are the names of a river in Israel that flows from the western side of the Samaria mountain belt in the West Bank to the Mediterranean Sea north of Netanya , mostly through the Hefer Valley . Nahal Alexander ( Hebrew : נחל אלכסנדר , romanized : Alexander Stream , Arabic : Nahr Iskanderuneh) is the name of the lower 32 km section of the 44 km long river, while Wadi Zeimar is the Arabic name of its upper, 32 km long section. The river starts southeast of Kafr Abbush , and its drainage basin drains the Nablus and central Samaria areas, as well as part of the coastal plain . It is the habitat of soft-shell turtles that can reach a size of 1.20 meters, and its lower course with its surroundings is declared a national park . The stream receives water from Nahal Shechem , Wadi et-Tin/Nahal Te'enim [ he ] , Nahal Ometz, Nahal Behan and Nahal Avichail (named after the moshav ). OPTIMA (Optimization for Sustainable Water Management), financed by the EC, and coordinated by IPCRI (Israeli Palestinian Centre for Research and Information) . "Integrated hydro-economic assessment of restoration of the Alexander-Zeimar River (Israel-Palestinian Authority)".
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Alexander stream (נחל אלכסנדר) is a stream that flows from the mountains of Samaria to the Mediterranean Sea near the town of Netanya . The length of the river is about 45 km. Several small rivers flow into the Alexander stream - the Nablus river, the Taanit river, The Ometz river, The Bahan river, the Avihayl river and the Ahzav river. Most of the river is located in the Hepher valley. The stream was named in honor of the ancient king Alexander Jannaeus .
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Nahal Alexander ( ) is a river in Israel that flows from the mountains of Samaria to the Mediterranean Sea , north of Netanya . The length of the river is about 45 km. Most of the river is located in the Hefer Valley .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Nahal Alexander ( ) is a river in Israel that flows from the western side of the Samaria mountain belt in the West Bank to the Mediterranean Sea , north of Netanya . The length of the river is about 45 km. Most of the river is located in the Hefer Valley . "Integrated hydro-economic assessment of restoration of the Alexander-Zeimar River (Israel-Palestinian Authority)".
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River in Israel and Palestine Nahal Alexander ( ), called Nahar Iskandar in Arabic ( ), is a river in Israel that flows from the western side of the Samaria mountain belt in the West Bank to the Mediterranean Sea , north of Netanya . The length of the river is about 45 km. The river is the habitat of soft-shell turtles that can reach a size of 1.20 meters. "Integrated hydro-economic assessment of restoration of the Alexander-Zeimar River (Israel-Palestinian Authority)".
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “river in israel that flows from the western side of the samaria mountain belt in the west bank to the mediterra”. Today it says “names of a river in israel that flows from the western side of the samaria mountain belt in the west bank to th”. Read the current article and compare.
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river in israel that flows from the western side of the samaria mountain belt in the west bank to the mediterra
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names of a river in israel that flows from the western side of the samaria mountain belt in the west bank to th
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