List of rivers of Lebanon explained
This is a list of waterways named as rivers in Lebanon. Lebanon has 22 rivers all of which are non-navigable; 28 rivers originate on the western face of the Lebanon range and run through the steep gorges and into the Mediterranean Sea, the other 6 arise in the Beqaa Valley.[1]
Rivers originating on the western face of the Lebanon Mountains! Modern name !! Other names !! Ancient name | Nahr al-Kabir | Eleutherus |
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| Nahr Abu Ali | |
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| Nahr Ibrahim | Adonis |
| Dog River | Lycus |
| Nahr Beirut | Magoras |
| Nahr Al Damour | Damoros, Tamyras |
| | Bostrenus, Asclepius |
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Sources: [2] [3] [4]
Rivers originating in the Lebanese hinterland! Modern name !! Other names !! Ancient name | Qasimiyeh River | Leontes |
| | Orontes |
| Nahal Snir | | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: ECODIT . National action plan for the reduction of pollution into the mediterranean sea from land based sources . Lebanese ministry of the environment . 31 January 2012 . October 2005 .
- Web site: Rivers and Lakes. U.S. Library of Congress. 31 January 2012. 11 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111011235126/http://countrystudies.us/lebanon/32.htm. live.
- Web site: Walley. Chris. The geology of Lebanon - A summary. American University of Beirut. 31 January 2012. Chris Walley. 11 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181011052014/http://ddc.aub.edu.lb/projects/geology/geology-of-lebanon/. live.
- Web site: لمحة عامة عن أنهار لبنان. شبكة الرحاب. 31 January 2012. Al-rehab staff. Arabic. April 2011. 14 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814125105/http://www.alre7ab.com/index.php?s=14&ss=23&id=603. live.
