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Wadi Natuf
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Wadi Natuf (Arabic: وادي الناطوف, Wadi al-Natuf or Wadi en-Natuf; Hebrew: נחל נטוף) is a river (wadi) in the West Bank, in the north of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of Palestine and flows into Israel, eventually feeding the Ayalon River.
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Wadi al-Natuf / Wadi en-Natuf | |
![]() Natuf stream, filled by winter rains, as seen between Lod and the Ben Gurion Airport | |
Region | Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate |
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Coordinates | 31°58′55″N 35°02′37″E |
Grid position | 15420/15435 PAL |
History | |
Cultures | Natufian culture |
Site notes | |
Archaeologists | Dorothy Garrod |
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The Natufian culture–an archaeological culture of the Levant region–is named after the wadi.[1] Along with nearby Shuqba cave, Wadi Natuf has been nominated as a tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site in the State of Palestine.[2]