| Damour river | |
|---|---|
 The Damour river at Jisr el Qadi | |
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| 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″N35°26′22″E / 33.70583°N 35.43944°E /33.70583; 35.43944 (Mediterranean Sea-Damour river) |
| 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 theMount Lebanon Governorate inLebanon. The river's headwaters originate on and around the slopes of the 1,943-meter peakJabal el-Barouk, site of anature preserve where some of Lebanon's largest and oldestCedars of Lebanon are found, and flows west through theJisr Al-Kadi valley, where it receives water from the creeks of theChouf mountains. The river flows towards theMediterranean Sea, south ofDamour, which bears the river's name.
During thePhoenician 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.
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