Wadi Gaza and Besor Stream

Wadi Gaza / Besor Stream
وادي غزة / נחל הבשור
Besor Stream
Map
Location
CountryIsrael, Palestine
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNegev
 • coordinates30°48′46″N 34°43′39″E / 30.8129°N 34.7276°E / 30.8129; 34.7276
Mouth 
 • location
Mediterranean Sea
 • coordinates
31°27′50″N 34°22′33″E / 31.46389°N 34.37583°E / 31.46389; 34.37583
Map
The Besor stream (Nahal HaBesor) with the Bronze and Early Iron Age sites and modern towns of the area.

Wadi Gaza (Arabic: وادي غزة, romanizedWadi Ghazza) and Besor Stream (Hebrew: נחל הבשור, romanizedNahal HaBesor) are parts of a river system in the Gaza Strip and Negev region of Palestine and Israel. Wadi Gaza is a wadi (river valley) that divides the northern and southern ends of the Gaza Strip, its major tributary is Besor Steam. In 2022 work began to rehabilitate Wadi Gaza Nature Reserve.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Pollution clean-up aims to create Gaza's first nature reserve". 12 February 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "From sewage dump to nature reserve, UN hopes to save Gaza Valley". Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Restoring Wadi Gaza after years of neglect". The Electronic Intifada. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2024.