| Wadi Fa'rah | |
| River | |
| Country | Palestine |
|---|---|
| City | Jisr Damiya |
| Source | |
| - location | Yasid/Talluza, West Bank |
| - coordinates | |
| Mouth | Jordan River |
| - coordinates | |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Wadi Fa'rah | |
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| Alternate name | Wadi Farah |
|---|---|
| Location | Israel |
| Coordinates | |
| Type | Tell |
| History | |
| Founded | ca. 9300 BC |
| Abandoned | ca. 6000 BC |
| Cultures | Qaraoun culture |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1925-1926 |
| Archaeologists | Francis Turville-Petre |
| Public access | yes |
Wadi Fa'rah, a river in the northern West Bank that empties into the Jordan River at Jisr Damiya. It is located in the rugged country of what is now the West Bank and cuts east through the upper Jordan Valley near Lake Huleh, passing through the Palestinian village of Wadi al-Far'a.
An ancient flint factory was excavated as part of three Heavy Neolithic sites of the Qaraoun culture discovered and excavated by Francis Turville-Petre between 1925 and 1926. Others included Shemouniyeh and an occupational site of the Qaroun culture at Wadi Sallah. The site at Wadi Farah was identified as a factory site on a high terrace at the meeting point of the Wadi Salhah. Large numbers of massive flint tools and debris from were found and linked to this little known culture. Tools found included picks, adzes, borers and flake scrapers.[1][2]