Nahal Iron (Wadi Ara)
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Nahal Iron (Wadi Ara) is a seasonal stream and valley in northern Israel that forms a key natural corridor between the coastal plain and the Jezreel Valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nahal Iron (Wadi Ara) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
seasonal stream
ⓘ
valley ⓘ wadi ⓘ |
| administrativeDistrict |
Haifa District (partly)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern District (partly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Wadi Ara region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| connects |
Israeli coastal plain
ⓘ
Jezreel Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Highway 65 (Israel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Mediterranean Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | seasonal habitat for Mediterranean flora and fauna ⓘ |
| floodRisk | subject to winter flash floods ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
Megiddo area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umm al-Fahm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Wadi Ara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | natural corridor ⓘ |
| formsBoundary | partial local boundary between communities in Wadi Ara ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | transition between coastal plain sediments and highland rocks ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalRole | gap between Samarian highlands and Menashe heights ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Arab and Jewish communities in Wadi Ara ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalType | ephemeral stream ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural fields in valley
ⓘ
rural settlements along valley ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | roughly northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
alluvial valley floor
ⓘ
surrounding limestone and chalk hills ⓘ |
| historicalRoute | part of ancient Via Maris corridor vicinity ⓘ |
| hydrologicalStatus | intermittent surface flow ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Israeli coastal-inland passage system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageVariantName | Wadi Ara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Wadi Ara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western slopes of Samaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInArabic | وادي عارة NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInHebrew | נחל עירון NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Hadera–Afula axis ⓘ |
| nearArchaeologicalSites |
Tel Megiddo area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various tells in Wadi Ara ⓘ |
| nearbyRegion | Triangle (Arab localities in Israel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Samaria–Jezreel watershed system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflictHistory | strategic area in Arab–Israeli wars GENERATED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key passage between coast and interior valleys ⓘ |
| transportSignificance | main road link between Hadera area and Afula area ⓘ |
| usedAs | transportation corridor (historically) ⓘ |
| waterFlow | mainly in winter ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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