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Revision as of 05:57, 1 November 2024 by Monkbot (talk | contribs) (Task 20: replace {lang-??} templates with {langx|??} ‹See Tfd› (Replaced 2);)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)32°26′N 35°13′E / 32.43°N 35.22°E / 32.43; 35.22 Dothan Valley or Sahl Arraba (Hebrew: עמק דותן Emek Dotan; Arabic: سهل عرّابة Sahl ʻArrābah, the Arraba plain) is a fertile tectonic valley in the northern West Bank. The region is about eleven kilometers long and four kilometers wide. There are several Palestinian towns located in and around the valley, including Arrabah, Bir al-Basha, Burqin, Yabad, Qabatiya and Kufeirit. There is also an Israeli settlement there - Mevo Dotan.
In the Bible
Dothan Valley is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the site where Joseph was sold by his brothers.
See also
References
- Rediscovering Palestine, Merchants and Peasants in Jabal Nablus, 1700-1900: Egyptian rule, 1831-1840 (1995) Doumani, Beshara. University of California Press.
- Geography of the Samarian Hill Country Dahl, Andrew