Orontes River

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The Orontes River is a major river in the Eastern Mediterranean that flows through Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey, historically supporting important cities and civilizations along its banks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
ancientName Axius
Draco
Orontes
linked to: Orontes River

Typhon
linked to: Typhoeus
basinCountry Lebanon
Syria
Turkey
continent Asia
country Lebanon
Syria
Turkey
drainageBasin Orontes River basin
linked to: Orontes River
ecologicalRole supports wetlands and agricultural plains in Syria
flowsThrough Antioch
Ghab Plain
Hama
Homs
hasHydrologicalIssue subject to seasonal flooding
subject to water allocation disputes among riparian states
historicalCityOnBanks Antioch
Apamea
Hama
Homs
historicalImportance supported Hellenistic cities such as Antioch
supported Roman and Byzantine settlements
supported medieval Islamic cities in Syria
length about 571 km
locatedIn Levant
linked to: Levant region
majorTributary Afrin River
Kara Su
mouth Mediterranean Sea
mouthLocation near Samandağ
nameInArabic العاصي
nameInArabicLatin Al-ʿĀṣī
nameInTurkish Asi Nehri
nearbyArchaeologicalSite Apamea archaeological site
Qatna
Tell Qarqur
notableFeature flows generally northward contrary to many Levantine rivers
partOf Syro-Lebanese river system
politicalBorderRole forms part of the border between Syria and Turkey
region Eastern Mediterranean
sourceCountry Lebanon
sourceRegion Beqaa Valley
usedFor agriculture
fishing
irrigation

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Antioch locatedOn Orontes River
Maronite Christianity originRegion Orontes Valley
linked to: Orontes River
Levant region hasMajorRiver Orontes River
Homs locatedOnRiver Orontes River
Riblah locatedOn Orontes River
Hama locatedOnRiver Orontes River
Hama traversedBy Orontes River
Antioch on the Orontes locatedOnRiver Orontes River
Bekaa Valley traversedByRiver Orontes River
Western Syria contains Orontes River valley
subject linked to: western Syria
linked to: Orontes River
Orontes River ancientName Orontes
linked to: Orontes River
Orontes River drainageBasin Orontes River basin
linked to: Orontes River
Hatay Province hasRiver Orontes River
Saint Maron associatedWith Orontes River region
linked to: Orontes River
Antakya locatedOnRiver Orontes River
Northern Syria traversedBy Orontes River
subject linked to: northern Syria
Ancient Near East majorRivers Orontes River
Battle of Kadesh river Orontes River
Battle of Immae tookPlaceNear Orontes River
Siege of Antioch (540) region Orontes River valley
linked to: Orontes River
Apamea on the Orontes locatedOn Orontes River
Fertile Crescent traversedBy Orontes River
Emesa locatedIn Orontes River valley
linked to: Orontes River
Emesa near Orontes River
Ḥimṣ locatedOn Orontes River
Hamath locatedOnRiver Orontes River
Epiphania locatedOnRiver Orontes River
Epiphania wasUrbanCenterOf Orontes valley
linked to: Orontes River
Hama District locatedOnRiver Orontes River
Bekaa Governorate hasRiver Orontes River
Levantine Sea hasInflow Orontes River
Augustan wars hasLocation Upper Orontes valley
linked to: Orontes River
Augustan wars hasLocation Lower Orontes valley
linked to: Orontes River
526 Antioch earthquake hasLocation Orontes River valley
linked to: Orontes River