| Kishon River | |
|---|---|
 Kishon River near Haifa in 2010 | |
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| Native name | נחל הקישון (Hebrew) |
| Location | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa District |
| City | Haifa |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Gilboa |
| Mouth | Shefekh haKishon |
• location | Haifa Bay, Mediterranean Sea |
| Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Nahal Nahalal |
The Kishon River (Hebrew: נחל הקישון, Nachal HaKishon; Arabic: نهر المقطع, romanized: Nahr 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.
- ^ Henderson, Archibald (1884). Palestine. Its Historical Geography, with topographical index and maps. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. p. 205.
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Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Kishon". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
- ^ "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.
