List of rivers of Lebanon

19th century map of Lebanon and northern Palestine with modern and ancient names of rivers

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	Notes
Nahr al-Kabir	Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi	Eleutherus	Marks ancient boundary between Phoenicia and Syria
Ostouene River
Nahr Ghadir
Arqa River
Nahr al-Bared
Kadisha River	Nahr Abu Ali
Al-Jawz River
Abraham River	Nahr Ibrahim	Adonis	Associated with the Adonis myth; site of fertility cults
Nahr al-Kalb	Dog River	Lycus (Greek : Λύκος, “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

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

Rivers originating in the Lebanese hinterland

Modern name	Other names	Ancient name	Notes
Litani River	Qasimiyeh River	Leontes (Greek : Λεόντης, “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

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