Some consider the source of the Jordan River to be the springs that streams down from the Golan Heights. This is so because its tributaries: Hasbani, Wazani, Banyas and Al Dan all flow out of streams arising in Mount Hermon and the foothills of the Golan Heights, and run parallel to the western side of the Heights. At the confluence of these tributaries and the Yarmuk River, the Jordan , whose waters have become indispensable for development projects in Jordan and Palestine, begins.