Nahal Sorek
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Nahal Sorek is a major stream and valley in central Israel, historically and biblically significant as part of the Judean foothills landscape.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sorek Valley | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stream
ⓘ
valley ⓘ wadi ⓘ |
| associatedWithBiblicalFigure | Samson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalEventLocation | Samson and Delilah narrative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalName | Sorek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Highway 1 (Israel)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railway line Tel Aviv–Jerusalem ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | water pollution in lower reaches ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCave |
Avshalom Cave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soreq Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | riparian habitat ⓘ |
| hasNatureReserve | Nahal Sorek Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Nahal Dolev
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nahal Kisalon NERFINISHED ⓘ Nahal Refaim NERFINISHED ⓘ Nahal Shimshon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | biblical landscape feature ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| lengthApproxKm | 70 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Judean Foothills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judean Hills region NERFINISHED ⓘ central Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| mouthLocation |
near Palmahim
ⓘ
south of Tel Aviv ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Valley of Sorek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameScript | נחל שורק NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearAncientTerritory |
Philistia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tribe of Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearFacility |
Sorek Desalination Plant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sorek Nuclear Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shephelah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Beit Shemesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eshtaol NERFINISHED ⓘ Har Tuv NERFINISHED ⓘ Palmahim Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | Mediterranean climate zone ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Judean Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Jerusalem ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hiking
ⓘ
nature recreation ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
Mediterranean maquis
ⓘ
garrigue ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sorek Valley