Orontes 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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No references found			Tourist industry figures say that alongside the traditional sites like the Baalbek ruins and Jeita Grotto, there's been a big pick-up in demand for hiking and rafting in places like the Qadisha Valley and the Orontes River in the northern Bekaa Valley, mostly by young Europeans and members of the Lebanese diaspora. Tourists flock back as country regains image of stability by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon) Homs is also an historically significant city and it was a stop on the famous Silk Route and has many fascinating buildings and beautiful restaurants overlooking the Orontes River. Travel: Souk up the atmosphere and rich history of Syria; ADVICE by The Mirror (London, England) Phillip Whitten, "An ancient Egyptian wall relief clearly shows soldiers of Ramses II using an overarm stroke to pursue their Hittite enemies across the Orontes River more than 3,200 years ago. Swimming with translators by Kates, J. / Harvard Review			orogenic belt orogenic cycle Orogenic Epoch orogenic sediment orogenic unconformity Orogeny orogeosyncline orograph orographic orographic cloud orographic lifting orographic occlusion orographic precipitation Orography orohydrography Oroki OROM Oromericidae orometer Oromo Oromocto Oromosavank Oronsay Oronte Orontes Orontes River Oroonoko oropharynx orophyte Oroshaza Orosháza Orosius, Paulus orotath Orotic Acid Orotron Orotukan Oroville Dam Oroya fever Orozco Orozco, Jose Clemente Orozco, José Clemente Orpah Orpen, Sir William Orpen, William Newenham Montague Orphan orphan drug orphan process orphan trains orphan virus orphaned i-node Orpharion			Oromo people Oromo people Oromo People Liberation Organization Oromo People's Democratic Organization Oromo Self-Help Organization Oromo Sport Federation in North America Oromo Youth Leadership Conference Oromo-Somali-Afar Liberation Alliance Oromocto Oromocto Public Hospital Oromocto, New Brunswick Oromos Oromos Oromosavank Orona Innovation Network oronasal oronasal oronasal fistula oronasal fistula oronasal fistula oronasal membrane oronasal membrane Oronge Oronite Hydraulic Fluid Orono Orono Arena Improvement Campaign Oronsay Oronte Orontes Orontes Orontes River Orontium Orontium aquaticum Oronymy Oronymy OROO Oroomieh Oroomieh Oroonoco Oroonoko Oroonoko, or the History of the Royal Slave OROP Oropa oropesa sweep oropharyngeal oropharyngeal oropharyngeal Oropharyngeal airway Oropharyngeal airway Oropharyngeal airway Oropharyngeal airway oropharyngeal cancer Oropharyngeal cancer-Stages oropharyngeal catheter oropharyngeal catheter oropharyngeal catheter Oropharyngeal dysphagia Oropharyngeal dysphagia Oropharyngeal dysphagia Oropharyngeal intubation Oropharyngeal intubation

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