Wadi Shueib

Wadi Shueib is named for the Biblical figure Jethro, Shuʿeib in Arabic.

Wadi Shueib lies west of Sweileh at elevations from 1,200 meters (3,900 ft) to sea level.^[1] It drains an area of approximately 180 square kilometers (69 sq mi).^[1]

Towns and villages along the wadi include Salt, Fuheis, and Mahis, which discharge treated and untreated sewage into it.^[1]

An earth-filled dam^[4] was constructed across it in 1968.^[1]

Excavations have confirmed that the area was a major site during Jordan's Neolithic period.^[5]

• Rivers of Jordan

• Simmons, Alan H. (2007), The Neolithic Revolution in the Near East: Transforming the Human Landscape, Tucson: University of Arizona Press, ISBN 978-0-8165-2966-7.
• Talozi, Samer A. (2007), "Water and Security in Jordan", Integrated Water Resources Management and Security in the Middle East, NATO Science for Peace and Security Series, C: Environmental Security, Dordrecht: Springer in Cooperation with the NATO Public Diplomacy Division, pp. 73–98, ISBN 978-1-4020-5984-1.
• Toll, M.; et al. (2009), "An Integrated Approach for the Hydrogeological Investigation of Unconsolidated Aquifers in the Lower Jordan Valley", The Water of the Jordan Valley: Scarcity and Deterioration of Groundwater and its Impact on Regional Development, Berlin: Springer Verlag, pp. 447–464, ISBN 978-3-540-77756-4.

• Photos of Wadi Shu'eib at the American Center of Research