Dothan Valley or Sahl Arraba ( Emek Dotan; Sahl ʻArrābah, Arraba plain) is an alluvial plain in the northern West Bank. The region is about eleven kilometers long and four kilometers wide. There are several Palestinian towns located in and around the valley, including Arrabah, Bir al-Basha, Burqin, Yabad, Qabatiya and Kufeirit.Rediscovering Palestine, Merchants and Peasants in Jabal Nablus, 1700-1900: Egyptian rule, 1831-1840 (1995) Doumani, Beshara. University of California Press. There is also an Israeli settlement there - Mevo Dotan.
In the Bible Dothan Valley is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the site where Joseph was sold by his brothers.Geography of the Samarian Hill Country Dahl, Andrew
See also Dothan (ancient city)
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