<P> The Jordan River ( also River Jordan ; Hebrew : נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן ‎ Nahar ha - Yarden ; Arabic : نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ ‎ ‎ Nahr al - Urdun , Ancient Greek : Ιορδάνης , Iordànes ) is a 251 - kilometre ( 156 mi ) - long river in the Middle East that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and on to the Dead Sea . Israel and the West Bank border the river to the west , while the Golan Heights and Jordan lie to its east . Both Jordan and the West Bank take their names from the river . </P>
what is the collection of the districts to the east of the jordan river
Golan Heights Jordan