Nahr al-Kabir al-Shamali

Nahr al-Kabir al-Shamali (Arabic: النهر الكبير الشمالي‎, lit. 'the northern great river') is a river in Latakia Governorate, Syria.

Nahr al-Kabir al-Shamali
Arabic: النهر الكبير الشمالي‎
Location
CountrySyria
Physical characteristics
SourceSyrian Coastal Mountain Range
 ⁃ locationLatakia Governorate, Syria
 ⁃ elevation1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Mouthsouth of Latakia
Length56 km (35 mi)
Basin size1,103.63 km2 (426.11 sq mi)
Discharge 
 ⁃ average40 m3/s (1,400 cu ft/s)

History

During Ugarit period, the river was known as "Raḥbānu".[1]

Course

Al-Kabir al-Shamali river rises in the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range, north western Syria at the Turkish borders, and runs through a plain area to the south west to finally flow into the Mediterranean Sea south of Latakia.

Dams
  • 16 Tishreen dam, built to be used in power generation, storage of rain and river water, and the creation of Mashqita lake for fishing and tourism.[2]
  • Baradun Dam, is another dam under construction on the river to the north of the previous one.[3]

References
  1. The City of Ugarit at Tell Ras Shamra. Eisenbrauns. 2006. p. 9. ISBN 9781575060293.
  2. "المراقبة والإدارة البیئیة لنھر الكبیر الشمالي" (PDF) (in Arabic). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  3. "استئناف العمل في مشروع سد برادون" (in Arabic).

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