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Barada

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Barada (bär`ədə), ancient Abana (ăb`ənə), river, 52 mi (84 km) long, rising in the Anti-Lebanon Mts. and flowing S to marshy Lake Al Utaybah, SE Syria; forms the Ghutah oasis, site of the city of Damascus. The Barada's waters have been used for irrigation for centuries; fruit orchards, wheat, and vineyards thrive there. Two dams on the Barada generate hydroelectricity and store water for irrigation. See Abana Abana , in the Bible, river of Damascus. It is probably the Barada, flowing near Damascus. See also Pharpar.
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Damascus, (SANA)-Ain Al-Fejah region has been one of the most important tourist attractions in Damascus countryside for hundred years due to its attractive location that embraces plains, mountains and trees in addition to Barada River which creeps throughout its farms.
Al-Fejah Spring ,C* Damascus lifeline by Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
He was also asked about a phone interview he gave this month to Barada, a Syrian opposition television station based abroad, in which he called for more government efforts to curb corruption, and a letter he had written to President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria-Dissidents by The Daily Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon)
WITH the benefit of hindsight, Blushing Barada was a standout broodmare prospect at the 2006 Tattersalls July sale.
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