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Orontes River
(redirected from Asi River)

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Orontes River

River, Middle East. Rising in the Al-Biqa' (Bekaa Valley) region of Lebanon and flowing north between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountains, in Syria it passes the cities of Hims, where it has been dammed to form Hims Lake, and Hamah. Northwest of Hamah it enters Turkey, where it flows west past the ancient city of Antioch and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. It is unnavigable for most of its 250 mi (400 km) length but is an important source of water for irrigation.



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