List of rivers of Syria explained

These are the main rivers that flow in or through Syria.

Tributaries are listed under the river into which they flow.

Flowing into the Mediterranean

• Orontes (Asi)
  • Afrin River
  • Karasu
• Nahr al-Kabir al-Shamali, or Northern Great River
• Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi, or Southern Great River (On the border between Syria and Lebanon)

Flowing into the Persian Gulf by the Shatt al-Arab

• Tigris (On the border between Syria and Iraq)
• Euphrates
  • Khabur
    • Wadi Radd
    • Wadi Khnezir
    • Wadi Jarrah
    • Jaghjagh River
    • Wadi Khanzir
    • Wadi Avedji
  • Balikh
    • Wadi al-Kheder
    • Wadi Qaramogh
  • Sajur River

Flowing into endorheic basins

Aleppo basin

• Quweiq

Ghouta oasis

• Barada

Al-Hijanah Lake

• Awaj

Dead Sea

• Jordan River
  • Yarmouk (On the border between Syria and Jordan)
  • Banias River

See also

• Water resources management in Syria