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The Yarmouk River ( Arabic :" nahr al-yarmuk "; Hebrew :נהר הירמוך, " nehar hayarmukh "; Greek :Hieromax) is one of the two main tributaries which enter the Jordan River between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea (the other being the Jabbok ).1It forms the border between Israel and Jordan in the Jordan Valley and between Syria and Jordan further upstream. It is the southern boundary of the Golan Heights . v t e v t e2
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Destroyed bridge over the Yarmouk River The Yarmouk River ( , " Nahr Al-Yarmuk "; , " Nehar HaYarmukh "; ) is the largest tributary of the Jordan River .It drains much of the Hauran Plateau .It is one of three main Tributaries which enter the Jordan between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea .To the south, are the Jabbok / Zarqa and the Arnon / Wadi Mujib ) rivers.The Yarmouk forms the border between Israel and Jordan close to the Jordan Valley and between Syria and Jordan further upstream. It is the southern boundary of the Golan Heights .
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Destroyed bridge over the Yarmouk River The Yarmuk River , sometimes also spelled "Yarmouk" ( , Nahr Al-Yarmuk , or [شريعة المناذرة] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |links= ( help ) , Shariat el Menadhirah ; , Nahar HaYarmukh ; ) is the largest tributary of the Jordan River .It runs in Jordan , Syria , and Israel and drains much of the Hauran plateau.Its main tributaries are the wadis of 'Allan and Ruqqad from the north, Ehreir and Zeizun from the east.The Greek is sometimes given as , Hieromyax , or , Iermouchas . It is one of three main tributaries which enter the Jordan between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea ; to the south are the Zarqa and the Mujib (Arnon) rivers.
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The Yarmuk River ( , Nahr Al-Yarmuk , or [شريعة المناذرة] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |links= ( help ) , Shariat el Menadhirah ; , Nahar HaYarmukh ; ), sometimes spelled Yarmouk , is the largest tributary of the Jordan River . It runs in Jordan , Syria , and Israel and drains much of the Hauran plateau. Its main tributaries are the ʾawdiya of 'Allan and Ruqqad from the north, Ehreir and Zeizun from the east.Although it is narrow and shallow throughout its course, at its mouth it is nearly as wide as the Jordan, measuring thirty feet in breadth and five in depth.The once celebrated Matthew Bridge used to cross the Yarmuk at its confluence with the Jordan. The Greek is sometimes given as , Hieromyax , or , Iermouchas . It is one of three main tributaries which enter the Jordan between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea ; to the south are the Zarqa and the Mujib (Arnon) rivers. 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia
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River in Western Asia The Yarmuk River ( , ; Greek : Ἱερομύκης, Hieromýkēs ; or Heromicas ; sometimes spelled Yarmouk ) is the largest tributary of the Jordan River . It runs in Jordan , Syria and Israel , and drains much of the Hauran plateau. Its main tributaries are the wadis of 'Allan and Ruqqad from the north, Ehreir and Zeizun from the east. Although it is narrow and shallow throughout its course, at its mouth it is nearly as wide as the Jordan, measuring thirty feet in breadth and five in depth. The once celebrated Matthew Bridge used to cross the Yarmuk at its confluence with the Jordan. Pleiades: a gazetteer of past places .It is one of three main tributaries which enter the Jordan between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea ; to the south there are the Zarqa (Jabbok) and the Mujib (Arnon) rivers.
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River in Jordan, Syria and Israel The Yarmuk River ( Arabic : نهر اليرموك , romanized : Nahr al-Yarmūk , Hebrew : נְהַר הַיַּרְמוּךְ , romanized : Nəhar hayYarmūḵ ; Greek : Ἱερομύκης, Hieromýkēs ; Latin : Hieromyces or Heromicas ; sometimes spelled Yarmouk ) is the largest tributary of the Jordan River . It runs in Jordan , Syria and Israel , and drains much of the Hauran plateau. Its main tributaries are the wadis of 'Allan and Ruqqad from the north, Ehreir and Zeizun from the east. Although the Yarmuk is narrow and shallow throughout its course, at its mouth it is nearly as wide as the Jordan, measuring thirty feet in breadth and five in depth. Pleiades: a gazetteer of past places . It is one of three main tributaries which enter the Jordan between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea ; to the south there are the Zarqa (Jabbok) and the Mujib (Arnon) rivers.
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one of the two main tributaries which enter the jordan river between the sea of galilee and the dead sea
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largest tributary of the jordan river
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