The Jordan River (Hebrew: נהר הירדן nehar hayarden, Arabic: نهر الأردن nahr al-urdun) is a river in Southwest Asia which flows into the Dead Sea. Historically and religiously, it is considered to be one of the world's most sacred rivers.[3] It is 251 kilometers (156 miles) long.
The name in Hebrew means Upper Nazareth, referring to the adjacent and much older city of Nazareth. The town was founded in the 1950s (foundations were laid in 1954, first settlers arrived at 1956) as one of several development towns in the Galilee. It was planned for a predominantly Jewish population, which was to live alongside the predominantly Arab population of Nazareth.
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