Wadi al-Arish

Wadi al-Arish is a dry riverbed in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. The river, when it flowed, was 250 kilometers long and flowed intro the Mediterranean Sea near the town of Arish. ^[1] Wadi al-Arish is considered by some, including geographer Ishtori Haparchi, to be the Brook of Egypt mentioned in the Hebrew Bible that formed the southernmost border of the Land of Israel. ^[2]

The Wadi al-Arish catchment is the largest drainage system in the Sinai Peninsula. ^[3] The African Humid Period was the last time a river consistently flowed through the riverbed. ^[4]

The Wadi al-Arish was an important site in the Battle of Magdhaba.

References

1. "Wadi Al-ʿArīsh | river, Egypt | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
2. Shneor, David (2012). "Geographical Descriptions of Eretz Israel in "Kaftor VaFerah" Compared to Geographical Explanations of Medieval Exegetes". Cathedra: For the History of Eretz Israel and Its Yishuv (in Hebrew) (143): 107. ISSN   0334-4657.
3. Elbarbary, Samah; Araffa, Sultan A. S.; El-Shahat, Adam; Abdel Zaher, Mohamed; Khedher, Khaled M. (1 February 2021). "Delineation of water potentiality areas at Wadi El-Arish, Sinai, Egypt, using hydrological and geophysical techniques". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 174: 104056. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2020.104056. ISSN   1464-343X.
4. AbuBakr, Mostafa; Ghoneim, Eman; El-Baz, Farouk; Zeneldin, Mahmoud; Zeid, Salah (15 July 2013). "Use of radar data to unveil the paleolakes and the ancestral course of Wadi El-Arish, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt". Geomorphology. 194: 34–45. doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.04.005. ISSN   0169-555X.

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