但河

中东地区河流

但河希伯來語:דן dan,阿拉伯語:اللدان leddan),是中東的一條河流,為約旦河的支流。[1]河流水源來自但城英语Dan (ancient city)一帶沿著地下斷層線冒出的多個水泉。[2]

Dan River in Tel Dan Reserve

河名源自古代以色列人城市「但城」,在《士師記》時期由但支派佔領。[3]雖然但河本身只有20公里長,它每年供應多達238百萬立方公尺的水給胡拉河谷英语Hulah Valley

參考文獻

  1. ^ Dan River, Israel. Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. [8 March 2012]. (原始内容存档于2015-05-01). 
  2. ^ D. Gil'ad and J. Bonne. The Snowmelt of Mt. Hermon and its Contribution to the Sources of the Jordan River. Journal of Hydrology. 1990, 114: 1–15. doi:10.1016/0022-1694(90)90072-6. 
  3. ^ Biran, Avram. Tel Dan. The Biblical Archaeologist (The American Schools of Oriental Research). May 1974, 37 (2): 26–51. JSTOR 3210948. 

外部連結

  • Tel Dan [1], The Department for Jewish Zionist Education

33°14′56″N 35°39′07″E / 33.249°N 35.652°E / 33.249; 35.652