Back نهر اسكندر Arabic Аляксандар (рака) BE-X-OLD Naẖal Alexander CEB Nachal Alexander Czech Александр (юханшыв) CV Nachal Alexander German Nahal Alexander French נחל אלכסנדר HE Ալեքսանդր (գետ) Armenian Nahal Alexander NN
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 Nahal Alexander flowing into the Mediterranean | |
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| Length | 28 mi (45 km) |
Nahal Alexander and Wadi Zeimar are the names of a river in Israel that flows from the western side of the Samaria mountain belt in the West Bank[1][2] to the Mediterranean Sea north of Netanya, mostly through the Hefer Valley. Nahal Alexander (Hebrew: נחל אלכסנדר, romanized: Alexander Stream, Arabic: Nahr Iskanderuneh) is the name of the lower 32 km section of the 44 km long river, while Wadi Zeimar is the Arabic name of its upper, 32 km long section.[1] The river starts from the town of Nablus[1] and drains the Nablus and central Samaria areas, as well as part of the coastal plain. It is the habitat of soft-shell turtles that can reach a size of 1.20 meters, and its lower course with its surroundings are a declared a national park.
The stream receives water from Wadi al-Sha'ir and Wadi al-Burj/Nahal Shechem, Wadi et-Tin/Nahal Te'enim, Nahal Ometz, Nahal Behan and Nahal Avichail (named after the moshav).
- ^ a b c Becker, Nir; Friedler, Eran; Haddad, Marwan (c. 2006). "Case study final report: The Alexander River – Wadi Zeimar Basin: Palestinian Israeli Case Study" (PDF). OPTIMA (Optimization for Sustainable Water Management), financed by the EC, and coordinated by IPCRI (Israeli Palestinian Centre for Research and Information). Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via The Hefer Valley Regional Council website.
- ^ Becker, Nir; Friedler, Eran (2012-06-06). "Integrated hydro-economic assessment of restoration of the Alexander-Zeimar River (Israel-Palestinian Authority)". Regional Environmental Change. 13 (1): 103–114. doi:10.1007/s10113-012-0318-1. ISSN 1436-3798.