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Achor
Achor , in the Bible, valley where Achan was stoned.
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Harappa
Harappa see Indus valley civilization .
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Barossa Valley
Barossa Valley , region of South Australia, S Australia. A major area of wine production 40 mi (64 km) NE of Adelaide , the valley was named by Colonel William Light for the British victory over the French in the Battle of Barossa (1811; now Barrosa), Spain, in which he fought.
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Khyber Pass
Khyber Pass Mountain pass in the Safid Kuh range, on the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan, linking the Kabul valley in Afghanistan (w) with Peshawar in Pakistan (e). Height: 1073m (3520ft). Length: 50km (30mi)....
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Gihon
Gihon , in the Bible. 1 One of the four rivers of Eden. 2 Spring, in the Qidron valley.
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Tophet
Tophet , in the Bible, place near Jerusalem, in the valley of Hinnom , associated with the worship of Molech . Tophet became a name for hell .
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Shenandoah valley
Shenandoah valley part of the Great Valley of the Appalachians, c.150 mi (240 km) long, N Va., located between the Blue Ridge and the Allegheny mts. The valley is divided into two parts by Massanutten Mt., a ridge c.45 mi (70 km) long and c.3,000 ft (915 m) high. The Shenandoah River, c.150 mi (240...
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rift valley
rift valley elongated depression, trough, or graben in the earth's crust, bounded on both sides by normal faults and occurring on the continents or under the oceans. The central flat block forming the trough slips downward relative to the crustal blocks on either side. The appearance is that of a f...
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lily of the valley
lily of the valley common name for either of the two species of Convallaria, spring-blooming perennials of the family Liliaceae ( lily family). C. majalis, the species usually in cultivation, is native to Eurasia; C. montana, a slightly larger plant, grows in the Appalachian Mts. Lilies of t...
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Neanderthal
Neanderthal , small valley, W Germany, E of Düsseldorf. In 1856 the remains of Neanderthal man were discovered there.
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