Banias River

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The Banias River is a major spring-fed stream in the Golan Heights that forms one of the principal headwaters of the Jordan River.

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Banias River canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf headwater of the Jordan River
river
alsoKnownAs Snir River
surface form: Hermon Stream

Nahal Snir
surface form: Nahal Banias

Nahal Snir
surface form: Nahal Hermon
country Israel
fedBy karstic springs
snowmelt from Mount Hermon
flowRegime perennial
flowsDirection southwest
flowsInto Hula Valley
formsPartOf Upper Jordan River system
hasConfluenceWith Dan River
Hasbani River
hasEcosystemType Mediterranean freshwater stream
riparian habitat
hasSource Banias Spring
hasTourismActivity hiking
nature observation
religious tourism
hasWaterfall Banias Waterfall
historicalSignificance associated with ancient Pan sanctuary at Banias
near site mentioned in New Testament as Caesarea Philippi
isMajorHeadwaterOf Jordan River
isPartOf Jordan River
surface form: Jordan River headwaters
locatedIn Golan Heights
Northern District, Israel
locatedNear Banias archaeological site
Caesarea Philippi
surface form: ancient city of Caesarea Philippi
locatedOn western slopes of Mount Hermon
managedBy Israel Nature and Parks Authority
mouthElevation approximately 70 metres above sea level
mouthOfWaterBody Jordan River
namedAfter Banias
near Mount Hermon
oneOfPrincipalHeadwatersOf Jordan River
partOf Jordan River
surface form: Jordan River basin
protectedArea Hermon Stream Nature Reserve
surface form: Hermon Stream (Banias) Nature Reserve
region Levant region
surface form: Levant
sourceElevation approximately 350 metres above sea level
sourceOf Jordan River
tributaryOf Jordan River
surface form: Upper Jordan River
watercourseThrough Banias Nature Reserve
Hermon Stream Nature Reserve
waterfallHeight approximately 10 metres
waterType freshwater

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Jordan River hasSource Banias River
Mount Hermon sourceOf Banias River