Damour river


Damour river or is a coastal river in the Mount [Lebanon Governorate] in Lebanon. The river's headwaters originate on and around the slopes of the 1,943-meter peak Jabal el-Barouk, site of a Al [Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve|nature preserve] where some of Lebanon's largest and oldest Cedars of Lebanon are found, and flows west through the Jisr Al-Kadi valley, where it receives water from the creeks of the Chouf mountains. The river flows towards the Mediterranean Sea, south of Damour, which bears the river's name.

Mythology

During the Phoenician time, Canaanite people being affected by drought seasons, called the river "Damoros" ancient Tamyrus, in the attribution of 'Damoros' god of immortality, related to 'Achtarout', god of love and beauty.

The city foundation

The city was founded on the river's edge by poor people who wanted to charge the right of way to the emirs.