Wadi Mujib

Wadi Mujib
Arnon stream
Arnon river
Slot canyon of Wadi Mujib
Location, at south of map, marked "R. Arnon"
Coordinates31°27′57″N 35°34′24″E / 31.46583°N 35.57333°E / 31.46583; 35.57333
Area212 square kilometres (81.9 sq mi)
Established1987
Governing bodyRoyal Society for the Conservation of Nature
Al Mujib dam

The Wadi Mujib (Arabic: وادي الموجب, romanizedWādī al-Mūjib), also known as Arnon Stream (Hebrew: נַחַל ארנון[1]), is a river in Jordan. The river empties into the Dead Sea circa 420 metres (1,380 ft) below sea level.[2]

In ancient times, the river served as the northern boundary of the kingdom of Moab.[3]

Today, the Wadi Mujib is fed by seven tributaries. The western part of the river is the site of the Mujib Biosphere Reserve, popular for hikes & canyoning amid dramatic rock formations.

  1. ^ Bruce Routledge (28 June 2004). Moab in the Iron Age: Hegemony, Polity, Archaeology. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 45. ISBN 0-8122-3801-X.
  2. ^ Yousef, Mohammed (July 2011). "Mujib". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  3. ^ Lemche, Niels Peter (2004). Historical dictionary of ancient Israel. Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-8108-4848-1.