Wadi Shueib

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Wadi Shueib ({{langx|ar|وادي شُعَيب}}), Arabic for the Valley of Jethro and properly Wadi Shuʿeib but with many variant romanisations, is a wadi in Jordan.{{sfnp|Talozi|2007|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=7rgHmpppZ-wC&pg=PA80 80]}}

The alluvial fan of the wadi where it enters the southern part of the eastern Jordan Valley is known as Wadi Nimrin, which leads into the Jordan River. The site of Tell Nimrin is located at the southern end of Wadi Nimrin.Alexander Ahrens, [https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2019/10/Archaeological-Fieldwork-in-the-Wadi-Shuaib-Jordan "From the Southern Jordan Valley Plains to the Transjordanian Plateau: Current Archaeological Fieldwork in the Wadi Shuʿaib, Jordan"], The Ancient Near East Today, October 2019 Vol. VII, No. 10Gafny, S. et al. (2010), [https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-of-the-Lower-Jordan-River-survey-sites-and-reference-sites-Site-1-Gesher-Jisr-Al_fig2_281289496 Map of the Lower Jordan River], retrieved 14 April 2020

Etymology

Wadi Shueib is named for the Biblical figure Jethro, Shuʿeib in Arabic.

Geography and ecology

Wadi Shueib lies west of Sweileh at elevations from {{convert|1200|m|sp=us}} to sea level.{{sfnp|Talozi|2007|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=7rgHmpppZ-wC&pg=PA80 80]}} It drains an area of approximately {{convert|180|sqkm|sp=us}}.{{sfnp|Talozi|2007|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=7rgHmpppZ-wC&pg=PA80 80]}}

Towns and villages along the wadi include Salt, Fuheis, and Mahis, which discharge treated and untreated sewage into it.{{sfnp|Talozi|2007|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=7rgHmpppZ-wC&pg=PA80 80]}}

Modern dam

An earth-filled dam{{sfnp|Toll & al.|2009|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=i7LAxVhZyx0C&pg=PA463 463]}} was constructed across it in 1968.{{sfnp|Talozi|2007|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=7rgHmpppZ-wC&pg=PA80 80]}}

Archaeology

Excavations have confirmed that the area was a major site during Jordan's Neolithic period.{{sfnp|Simmons|2007}}

Notes

References

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{{citation |last=Toll |first=M. |author2-last=Heinrichs |author2-first=T. |author3-last=Sauter |author3-first=M. |author4-last=Salameh |author4-first=E. |contribution=An Integrated Approach for the Hydrogeological Investigation of Unconsolidated Aquifers in the Lower Jordan Valley |display-authors=1 |ref={{harvid|Toll & al.|2009}} |editor-last=Hötzl |editor-first=Heinz |editor2-last=Möller |editor2-first=Peter |editor3-last=Rosenthal |editor3-first=Eliahu |display-editors=0 |title=The Water of the Jordan Valley: Scarcity and Deterioration of Groundwater and its Impact on Regional Development |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i7LAxVhZyx0C&pg=PR1 |publisher=Springer Verlag |isbn=978-3-540-77756-4 |date=2009 |location=Berlin |contribution-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i7LAxVhZyx0C&pg=PA447 |pages=447–464 }}.

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External links

[https://acor.digitalrelab.com/index.php?s=filter=place_name:Wadi%20Shu'eib%20(Jordan),%20Wadi%20ShuÂ´aib%20(Jordan) Photos of Wadi Shu'eib] at the American Center of Research

Category:Rivers of Jordan

Category:Tributaries of the Jordan River