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Photograph B01000 Period 1910-1919A view of Yarmuk Gorge. In the background the railway bridge crosses the river.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The railway bridge crossing the Yarmuk River. The Yarmuk Gorge forms a portion of the northwest border of Jordan through Israel and Syria.
A view of Yarmuk Gorge. In the background the railway bridge crosses the river.

A view showing the Yarmuk River and Gorge. The railway line crosses the Yarmuk River.

The railway bridge over Yarmuk Gorge (Deera Railway).

Railway Bridge over the Yarmuk Gorge (Deera Railway) destroyed by the enemy and rebuilt by the Canadian Bridging Company. Note the destroyed section lying on the river bed.
The Yarmuk shares a long and storied past with the Jordan river valley, as recounted in archaeological evidence, holy scripture and medieval chronicles. A Roman fortress town was built at the junction

