Sahl Arraba

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Coordinates: 32°26′N 35°13′E / 32.43°N 35.22°E / 32.43; 35.22 Sahl Arraba (Hebrew: Emek Dotan), also Dothan Valley, is a fertile tectonic valley in the northern West Bank.

Emek Dotan is mentioned in the Bible as the site where Joseph was sold by his brothers.[1]

The region is about eleven kilometers long and four kilometers wide. There are several Palestinian towns located near in and around the valley, including Arrabah, Bir al-Basha, Burqin, Yabad, Qabatiya and Kufeirit.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Geography of the Samarian Hill Country Dahl, Andrew
  2. ↑ Rediscovering Palestine, Merchants and Peasants in Jabal Nablus, 1700-1900: Egyptian rule, 1831-1840 (1995) Doumani, Beshara. University of California Press.
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