Yarkon River
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The Yarkon River, also Yarqon River or Jarkon River[1] (Hebrew: נחל הירקון, Nahal HaYarkon; Arabic: نهر العوجا, Nahr al-Auja), is a river in central Israel. The source of the Yarkon ("Greenish" in Hebrew) is at Tel Afek (Antipatris), north of Petah Tikva. It flows west through Gush Dan and Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park into the Mediterranean Sea. Its Arabic name, al-Auja, means "the meandering". The Yarkon is the largest coastal river in Israel, at 27.5 km in length.[2]
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Yarkon River | |
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Location | |
Country | Israel |
Cities | Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, Rosh HaAyin |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Tel Afek |
• location | near Rosh Ha'ayin, Central District, Israel |
Mouth | Mediterranean Sea |
• location | Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel |
• coordinates | 32°5′45″N 34°46′48″E |
Length | 27.5 km (17.1 mi) |
Basin size | 801,463 km2 (309,447 sq mi) |
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