the lower part of the river, close to the Jordan Valley, forms part of the border between Israel and Jordan. Further upstream it forms part of the border between Syria and Jordan (a border largely inherited from the 1923 Franco-British Boundary Agreement). The area of Al-Hamma, or Hamat Gader in the valley is held by Israel but claimed by Syria. The Al-Wehda Dam was constructed on the border between Jordan and Syria in the 2000s. There are political agreements between Jordan and Syria (1953 and 1987) and between Jordan and Israel (1994), about the management and allocation of the shared waters of the Yarmouk River. References External links Yarmouk Hydro-Political Story Map by the UEA Water Security Research Centre Photos of Yarmouk river at the American Center of Research Tributaries of the Jordan River Great Rift Valley Rivers of Israel Rivers of Jordan Rivers of Syria Hebrew Bible rivers Israel–Jordan relations International rivers of Asia Jordan–Syria border Israel–Jordan border Gilead