Wadi Natuf (Arabic: وادي الناطوف, Wadi al-NatuforWadi en-Natuf; Hebrew: נחל נטוף) is a river (wadi) in the West Bank, in the north of the Ramallah and al-Bireh GovernorateofPalestine and flows into Israel, eventually feeding the Ayalon River.
Wadi al-Natuf / Wadi en-Natuf
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Natuf stream, filled by winter rains, as seen between Lod and the Ben Gurion Airport
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  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 / 31.98194; 35.04361 |
| Grid position | 15420/15435 PAL |
| History | |
| Cultures | Natufian culture |
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| Archaeologists | Dorothy Garrod |
The Natufian culture–an archaeological culture of the Levant region–is named after the wadi.[1] Along with nearby Shuqba cave, Wadi Natuf has been nominated as a tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site in the State of Palestine.[2]
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