Wadi Natuf | |
Native Name: | Wadi al-Natuf / Wadi en-Natuf |
Map Type: | Palestine |
Map Alt: | Location in the State of Palestine |
Map Size: | 250px |
Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | 31.9819°N 35.0436°W |
Grid Position: | 15420/15435 PAL |
Region: | Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate |
Cultures: | Natufian culture |
Archaeologists: | Dorothy Garrod |
Wadi Natuf (Arabic: وادي الناطوف, Wadi al-Natuf or Wadi en-Natuf; Hebrew: נחל נטוף) is a river (wadi) in the West Bank, in the north of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of Palestine and flows into Israel, eventually feeding the Ayalon River.
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]