Wadi al-Arish

Wadi al-Arish is a dry riverbed in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. The river, when it flowed, was 250 kilometers long and flowed intro the Mediterranean Sea near the town of Arish.^[1] Wadi al-Arish is considered by some, including geographer Ishtori Haparchi, to be the Brook of Egypt mentioned in the Hebrew Bible that formed the southernmost border of the Land of Israel.^[2]

The Wadi al-Arish catchment is the largest drainage system in the Sinai Peninsula.^[3] The African Humid Period was the last time a river consistently flowed through the riverbed.^[4]

The Wadi al-Arish was an important site in the Battle of Magdhaba.