Wadi el Maleh

Wadi el Maleh (Arabic: وادي المالح,[1] also Wadi al Maleh, al Malich, etc.; Hebrew: נחל מלחה, Nahal Milcha, Milcha Stream, also Milkha, Malcha, etc.) is a non-intermittent stream in West Bank. It starts northwest of Tubas and flows into the Jordan Valley in the area between Mehola and Shadmot Mehola. (Its lower flow marks the southern boundary of the Beit She'an Valley.[2]) Its length is about 20km and drainage basin of about 90 sq. km.

For other meanings, see Maleh (disambiguation).
A view on Wadi el Maleh, Hammam el Maleh, and Road 5799

It follows geological faults and makes a nearly 90 degree kink northwards in the area where Road 5799 joins the Allon Road and further arcs around Shamdot Mehola to flow into the Jordan River in the west-to-east direction at about 32.353889°N 35.555278°E / 32.353889; 35.555278.[3]

Burj el Maleh

Places of note long the stream include Hammam el Maleh, a hammam by mineral hot springs, and Burj el Maleh, a Mamluk fortress.

Refences
  1. El Maleh means 'salty' in Arabic
  2. עמק בית שאן [Beit Shean Valley], Yigal Alon Museum
  3. Maps of the area
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