Damour river

Damour river
The Damour river at Jisr el Qadi
Location
Country	Lebanon
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Nabaa Al Safa, Nabeh Al Barouk
• elevation	1,950 m (6,400 ft)
Mouth
• location	Mediterranean Sea
• coordinates	33°42′21″N 35°26′22″E
Length	37.5 km (23.3 mi)
Discharge
• average	307,000 m^3/a (0.344 cu ft/s)[1]

Damour river or (Arabic: نهر الدامور, Nahr Al Damour) is a 37.5-kilometre (23.3 mi) 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 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,[2] 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.

References

1. Lebanese coastal rivers, Damour: 307 000 m^3/year
2. Travels in Palestine and Syria, Volume 1, page 286 By George Robinson