Delve into Naharayim in Jordan
Naharayim in the region of Irbid is a city in Jordan - some 51 mi or ( 83 km ) North-West of Amman , the country's capital .
Current time in Naharayim is now 08:34 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Fiq, Damascus, and Naharayim. While being here, make sure to check out Nicosia . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Naharayim ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Israel: Baptism In The River Jordan
Baptism In the River Jordan ..
Degania Bet Tour
A quick bike tour of Degania Bet when visiting a camp friend of old. ..
Nazareth
ナザレ 受胎告知教会 ..
a muddy trip
kfar kish and it's surroundings ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Naharayim
Naharayim is a site on the border between Israel and Jordan where an hydroelectric power-plant was established in 1930. The Yarmuk River flows into the Jordan River at Naharayim. The plant, established by Pinchas Rutenberg, produced much of the energy consumed in the British Mandate of Palestine until Israel's War of Independence in 1948.
Located at 32.64 35.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Island of Peace
The Island of Peace is an Israeli-Jordanian park at the confluence of the Jordan River and Yarmouk River, on the border between Israel and Jordan. Pinhas Rutenberg's Naharayim hydroelectric power station can be seen from here.
Located at 32.64 35.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Ashdot Ya'akov
Ashdot Ya'akov is a kibbutz in northern Israel. It was founded in 1924 by a kvutza of Hashomer members from Latvia on the land which is today Gesher. It was named after the rapids of the nearby Yarmouk River and James "Ya'akov" Armand de Rothschild. Between 1933 and 1935 the kibbutz moved north-east of its original location, onto land which had been bought by the Palestine Jewish Colonization Association.
Located at 32.66 35.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Neve Ur
Neve Ur is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. It is named after the Biblical town of Ur Kasdim in Mesopotamia, where Abraham lived, before he left for the land of Israel (Kanaan) . Located on the Jordan River south of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. It has about 350 members, of which around 165 are children.
Located at 32.59 35.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Ubeidiya
Tel Ubeidiya (Tel-`Ubaydiyya; תל-עובידיה; تل العبيدية), some 3 km south of Lake Tiberias, in the Jordan Rift Valley, Israel, is an archaeological site of the Pleistocene, ca. 1.5 million years ago, preserving traces of the earliest migration of Homo erectus out of Africa. The site yielded hand axes of the Acheulean type. The site was discovered in 1959 and excavated between 1960 and 1974, mainly under by Ofer Bar-Yosef and Naama Goren-Inbar.
Located at 32.69 35.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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