List of rivers of Lebanon

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. + Rivers originating on the western face of the Lebanon Mountains Modern name Other names Ancient nameNotes Nahr al-Kabir Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi EleutherusMarks ancient boundary between Phoenicia and Syria Ostouene River Nahr Ghadir Arqa River Nahr al-Bared Kadisha River Nahr Abu Ali Nahr al-Jaouz Nahr Ibrahim Nahr Brahim Adonis Associated with the Adonis myth; site of fertility cults Nahr al-Kalb Dog River Lycus (, “wolf river”) Famous for inscriptions left by conquerors from Ramses II to the Allied forces Beirut River Nahr Beirut Magoras Flows through Beirut; mentioned in classical geography Damour River Nahr Al Damour Damoros, Tamyras South of Beirut; noted in Roman texts Awali River Bostrenus, Asclepius Near Sidon; linked to healing cults of the Temple of Eshmun Siniq River Zahrani River Jaouz River

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+ Rivers originating in the Lebanese hinterland Modern name Other names Ancient nameNotes Litani River Qasimiyeh River Leontes (, “lion river”)Longest river entirely in Lebanon; vital for irrigation Asi River Orontes Hasbani River Upper Jordan River

See also

List of mountains in Lebanon

References