Kishon River

Kishon River
Kishon River near Haifa in 2010
Native nameנחל הקישון (Hebrew)
Location
CountryIsrael
DistrictHaifa District
CityHaifa
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Gilboa
MouthShefekh haKishon
 • location
Haifa Bay, Mediterranean Sea
Length70 km (43 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftNahal Nahalal

The Kishon River (Hebrew: נחל הקישון, Nachal HaKishon; Arabic: نهر المقطع, romanizedNahr al-Muqaṭṭa‘,[1][2][3]the river of slaughter or dismemberment; alternative Arabic, الكيشون al-Kīšūn) is a river in Israel that flows into the Mediterranean Sea near the city of Haifa.

  1. ^ Henderson, Archibald (1884). Palestine. Its Historical Geography, with topographical index and maps. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. p. 205.
  2. ^ Public Domain Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Kishon". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
  3. ^ "Map of Western Palestine in 26 sheets from the surveys conducted for the Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund by Lietenanats C.R. Conder and H.H. Kitchener R.E. during the years 1872-1877." (Map). Map of Western Palestine. London: Palestine Exploration Fund. 1880. Sheet 5, sections Li, Kh.