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.^[1]

Rivers originating on the western face of the Lebanon Mountains
Modern name	Other names	Ancient name
Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi	Nahr al-Kabir	Eleutherus
Ostouene River
Nahr Ghadir
Arqa River
Nahr al-Bared
Kadisha River	Nahr Abu Ali
Al-Jawz River
Abraham River	Nahr Ibrahim	Adonis
Nahr al-Kalb	Dog River	Lycus
Beirut River	Nahr Beirut	Magoras
Damour River	Nahr Al Damour	Damoros, Tamyras
Awali River		Bostrenus, Asclepius
Siniq River
Zahrani River

Sources: ^[2]^[3]^[4]

Rivers originating in the Lebanese hinterland
Modern name	Other names	Ancient name
Litani River	Qasimiyeh River	Leontes
Asi River		Orontes
Hasbani River	Nahal Snir

References edit

^ ECODIT (October 2005). "National action plan for the reduction of pollution into the mediterranean sea from land based sources" (PDF). Lebanese ministry of the environment. Retrieved 31 January 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Rivers and Lakes". U.S. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
^ Walley, Chris. "The geology of Lebanon - A summary". American University of Beirut. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
^ Al-rehab staff (April 2011). "لمحة عامة عن أنهار لبنان" (in Arabic). شبكة الرحاب. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

[MOTE-1] ECODIT (October 2005). "National action plan for the reduction of pollution into the mediterranean sea from land based sources" (PDF). Lebanese ministry of the environment. Retrieved 31 January 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[LOC-2] "Rivers and Lakes". U.S. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

[walley-3] Walley, Chris. "The geology of Lebanon - A summary". American University of Beirut. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

[rehab-4] Al-rehab staff (April 2011). "لمحة عامة عن أنهار لبنان" (in Arabic). شبكة الرحاب. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

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List of rivers of Lebanon

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