Orontes River

Orontes

Orontes

Orontes River

The Orontes (English: /ˈrɒntz/; from Ancient Greek , ) or Asi (Arabic: العاصي, Arabic: [alˈʕaːsˤiː]; Turkish: Asi) is a river with a length of in Western Asia that begins in Lebanon, flowing northwards through Syria before entering the Mediterranean Sea near Samandağ in Turkey. As the chief river of the northern Levant, the Orontes was the site of several major battles. Among the most important cities on the river are Homs, Hama, Jisr al-Shughur, and Antakya (the ancient Antioch, which was also…

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