Damour river
| Damour river | |
|---|---|
 The Damour river at Jisr el Qadi | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nabaa Al Safa, Nabeh Al Barouk |
| • elevation | 1,950 m (6,400 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mediterranean Sea |
• coordinates | 33°42′21″N 35°26′22″E / 33.70583°N 35.43944°E |
| Length | 37.5 km (23.3 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 307,000 m3/a (0.344 cu ft/s)[1] |
Damour river or (Arabic: نهر الدامور, Nahr Al Damour) is a 37.5-kilometre (23.3 mi) coastal river in the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. The river's headwaters originate on and around the slopes of the 1,943-meter peak Jabal el-Barouk, site of a nature preserve where some of Lebanon's largest and oldest Cedars of Lebanon are found, and flows west through the Jisr Al-Kadi valley, where it receives water from the creeks of the Chouf mountains. The river flows towards the Mediterranean Sea, south of Damour, which bears the river's name.
Mythology
[edit]During the Phoenician time, Canaanite people being affected by drought seasons, called the river "Damoros" ancient Tamyrus,[2] in the attribution of 'Damoros' god of immortality, related to 'Achtarout', god of love and beauty.
The city foundation
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The city was founded on the river's edge by poor people who wanted to charge the right of way to the emirs.
References
[edit]- ^ Lebanese coastal rivers, Damour: 307 000 m3/year
- ^ Travels in Palestine and Syria, Volume 1, page 286 By George Robinson
