Wadi Natuf
| Wadi Natuf; Nahal Natuf | |
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 Natuf Stream, filled by winter rains, as seen between Lod and the Ben Gurion Airport | |
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| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Palestine and Israel |
| District | Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate; Central District (Israel) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Ayalon River |
• location | Ben Gurion Airport, Israel |
 Shuqba Cave entrance, 2024 | |
  Location in the State of Palestine | |
| Region | Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate |
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| Coordinates | 31°58′55″N 35°02′37″E / 31.98194°N 35.04361°E |
| Grid position | 15420/15435 PAL |
| History | |
| Cultures | Natufian culture |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Dorothy Garrod |
| Public access | limited by West Bank barrier |
Wadi Natuf (Arabic: وادي الناطوف, Wadi al-Natuf / Wadi en-Natuf) or Nahal Natuf (Hebrew: נחל נטוף) is a wadi (seasonal stream) in the West Bank and Israel, rising in the north of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of Palestine, crossing into Israel north of Modi'in and discharging into the Ayalon River at the Ben Gurion Airport.
The Natufian culture–an archaeological culture of the Epipaleolithic period in the Levant region–is named after the wadi.[1] Along with the Shuqba Cave, which opens onto its northern bank, Wadi Natuf has been nominated as a tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site in the State of Palestine.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wadi Natuf cave". BibleWalks 500+ sites. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Wadi Natuf and Shuqba Cave". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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