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Jordan has a Mediterranean climate with cool winters and hot dry summers and a variable rainfall. The rainy season runs from November to April. Temperatures below freezing are not unknown in January, the coldest month, but the average winter temperature is above 7°C (45°F). In the Jordan Valley summer temperatures may reach 49°C (120°F) in August, the hottest month, but the average summer temperature in Amman is 26°C (78°F). Hot desert winds, called khamsins, blow when the barometric pressure is low just before and after the hot summer months. Precipitation is confined largely to the winter season and ranges from about 660 mm (about 26 in) in the northwestern corner to less than 127 mm (less than 5 in) in the extreme east.
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In 1967 following the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip there was another influx of refugees into Jordan. Some 140,000 persons, already registered refugees with UNRWA, were part of the new exodus together with about 240,000 citizens of the West Bank who are referred to as "displaced persons" (the West Bank was administered by Jordan between 1948-1967). These new refugees took shelter in temporary camps in the Jordan Valley. When military operations escalated in the area they had to be moved to safer areas elsewhere in Jordan. In early 1968, six tented "emergency" camps were established for these refugees and displaced persons. UNRWA later replaced the tents with pre-fabricated shelters and the refugees themselves have now replaced the prefabs with concrete structures.
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The Jordan Valley occupies the western edge of the country. A deep depression of the Great Rift Valley, it reaches 209 m (686 ft) below sea level in the area of the Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias) and 408 m (1,340 ft) below sea level at the Dead Sea, the world’s lowest point. The soil of the Jordan Valley is very fertile when irrigated, and the region experiences a mild year-round growing season.
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It is important to emphasize that the Jordan River, in spite of its relative large size in Israel, is actually a small river in international terms. The Jordan flows in a narrow valley. Its average width is about 1200 meters, and sometimes it limit itself into 500 meters only (Markus, p.38). The lower part of the river between Lake of Galilee and the Dead Sea is very curved. While the air distance between Lake of Galilee and the Dead Sea is 105km, the flow distance is 223km (markus, p.40).
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