Nahr al-Kabir al-Shamali explained

Nahr al-Kabir al-Shamali
Name Other:	Arabic: النهر الكبير الشمالي, Ugaritic:
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Length:	56km (35miles)
Discharge1 Avg:	40m3/s
Source1:	Syrian Coastal Mountain Range
Source1 Location:	Latakia Governorate, Syria
Source1 Elevation:	1100m (3,600feet)
Mouth:	south of Latakia
Basin Size:	1103.63km2

The Nahr al-Kabir al-Shamali (Arabic: النهر الكبير الشمالي|lit=the northern great river, Ugaritic:, rḥbn^[1]) is a river in Latakia Governorate, Syria.

History

During Ugarit period, the river was known as "Raḥbānu".^{[2] [3]}

Course

Al-Kabir al-Shamali river rises in the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range, north western Syria at the Turkish borders, and runs through a plain area to the south west to finally flow into the Mediterranean Sea south of Latakia.

Dams

• 16 Tishreen dam, built to be used in power generation, storage of rain and river water, and the creation of Mashqita lake for fishing and tourism.^[4]
• Baradun Dam, is another dam under construction on the river to the north of the previous one.^[5] However, the construction was halted during the Syrian Civil War.^[6]

References

35.5178°N 35.8308°W

Notes and References

1. [Keilalphabetische Texte aus Ugarit|KTU]
2. Book: The City of Ugarit at Tell Ras Shamra. Eisenbrauns. 2006. 9. 9781575060293.
3. Bordreuil . Pierre . 1989 . A propos de la topographie économique de l'Ougarit : jardins du Midi et pâturages du Nord . Syria. Archéologie, Art et histoire . 66 . 1 . 266, 270 . 10.3406/syria.1989.7110.
4. Web site: المراقبة والإدارة البیئیة لنھر الكبیر الشمالي. ar. 2016-12-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220211108/http://gors.sy/Download/%D9%86%D9%87%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A.pdf. 2016-12-20. dead.
5. News: سوريا: بدء العمل بسد برادون في اللاذقية بتكلفة 2.768 مليار ليرة. albawaba.com. ar. 28 February 2005.
6. News: فيديو.. خطوات لإعادة افتتاح سد برادون بريف اللاذقية الشمالي. alalamtv.net. ar. 19 October 2017.