List of rivers of Lebanon


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.
Modern nameOther namesAncient nameNotes
Nahr al-KabirNahr al-Kabir al-JanoubiEleutherusMarks ancient boundary between Phoenicia and Syria
Ostouene River
Nahr Ghadir
Arqa River
Nahr al-Bared
Kadisha RiverNahr Abu Ali
Nahr al-Jaouz
Nahr IbrahimNahr BrahimAdonisAssociated with the Adonis myth; site of fertility cults
Nahr al-KalbDog RiverLycus Famous for inscriptions left by conquerors from Ramses II to the Allied forces
Beirut RiverNahr BeirutMagorasFlows through Beirut; mentioned in classical geography
Damour RiverNahr Al DamourDamoros, TamyrasSouth of Beirut; noted in Roman texts
Awali RiverBostrenus, AsclepiusNear Sidon; linked to healing cults of the Temple of Eshmun
Siniq River
Zahrani River
Jaouz River

Sources:
Modern nameOther namesAncient nameNotes
Litani RiverQasimiyeh RiverLeontes Longest river entirely in Lebanon; vital for irrigation
Asi RiverOrontes
Hasbani RiverUpper Jordan River