The Jordan river basin and its water are central issues of both the Arab-Israeli conflict (including Israeli-Palestinian conflict), as well as the more recent Syrian Civil War. The Jordan River is long and, over most of its distance, flows at elevations below sea level. Its waters originate from the high precipitation areas in and near the Anti-Lebanon mountains in the north, and flow through the Sea of Galilee and Jordan River Valley ending in the Dead Sea at an elevation of minus 400 metres, in the south.