Yarmouk Valley
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Yarmouk Valley is a fertile and strategically significant valley in the Levant, formed by the Yarmouk River along the borders of Israel, Jordan, and Syria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yarmouk Valley canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
valley ⓘ |
| borderSectionBetween |
Israel and Jordan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan and Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean to semi-arid ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirectionOfMainRiver | generally westward ⓘ |
| formedBy | Yarmouk River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Dead Sea Transform fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
fertile
ⓘ
strategically significant ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
farming
ⓘ
livestock raising ⓘ small-scale trade ⓘ |
| hasHydropoliticalSignificance | shared water management between Israel, Jordan, and Syria ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
cropland
ⓘ
grazing land ⓘ orchards ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Yarmouk River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSoilType |
alluvial soils
ⓘ
basaltic-derived soils ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportanceFor |
Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
Mediterranean scrub and cultivated fields
ⓘ
riparian vegetation along Yarmouk River ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | major tributary valley of the Jordan River system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cross-border water disputes
ⓘ
water resources ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Golan Heights
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hauran region NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowestPointElevationApprox | about 200 meters below sea level at confluence with Jordan River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jordan Rift Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ Yarmouk River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | transboundary river valley ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Jordan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| usedSince | ancient times for agriculture ⓘ |
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