List of rivers in Syria
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Flowing into the Mediterranean

  • Orontes
    Orontes River
    The Orontes or ‘Āṣī is a river of Lebanon, Syria and Turkey.It was anciently the chief river of the Levant, also called Draco, Typhon and Axius...

    • Afrin River
      Afrin River
      The Afrin River is a tributary of the Orontes River in Turkey and Syria. It rises in the Kartal Mountains in Gaziantep Province, Turkey, flows south through the city of Afrin in Syria, then reenters Turkey. It joins the Karasu at the site of the former Lake Amik, and its waters now flow to the...

    • Karasu
      Karasu (Hatay)
      The Karasu or Aswad is a river in the provinces of Gaziantep and Hatay in Turkey. For part of its length it forms the border with Aleppo Governorate in Syria. It joins the Afrin River at the site of the former Lake Amik, and its waters now flow to the Orontes by a canal....

  • Nahr al-Kabir al-Shamali , or Northern Great River
  • Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi, or Southern Great River (On the border between Syria and Lebanon)

Flowing into the Persian Gulf by the Shatt al-Arab

  • Tigris
    Tigris
    The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq.-Geography:...

     (On the border between Syria and Iraq)
    • Euphrates
      Euphrates
      The Euphrates is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia...

      • Khabur
        Khabur River
        The Khabur River , , , ) is the largest perennial tributary to the Euphrates in Syrian territory. Although the Khabur originates in Turkey, the karstic springs around Ra's al-'Ayn are the river's main source of water. Several important wadis join the Khabur north of Al-Hasakah, together creating...

        • Wadi Radd
          Wadi Radd
          The Wadi Radd is a tributary of the Khabur River in Syria. Halaba lies near its bank....

        • Wadi Khnezir
        • Wadi Jarrah
          Wadi Jarrah
          -References:...

        • Jaghjagh River
          Jaghjagh River
          - Source :The river has two sources. The longer branch, known as Siyahsu , rises near the villaqe of Toptepe in Mardin Province, Turkey, and flows 10km to the confluence with the shorter branch, known as Beyazsu .- Course :The river crosses into Syria near the cities of Nusaybin and Al-Qamishli...

        • Wadi Khanzir
        • Wadi Avedji
      • Balikh
        • Wadi al-Kheder
        • Wadi Qaramogh
          Wadi Qaramogh
          The Wadi Qaramogh is a tributary of the Balikh River in Syria. Wadi Qaramogh can transport considerable amounts of water after heavy rainfall, and large limestone blocks can be found in its lower course....

      • Sajur River
        Sajur River
        The Sājūr River is a long river originating in Turkey and flowing into the Euphrates in Syria. It is the smallest of the three rivers joining the Euphrates in Syria, and the only one that joins the Euphrates on its right bank...


Dead Sea

  • Jordan River
    • Yarmouk
      Yarmouk River
      The Yarmouk River is the largest tributary of the Jordan River. It drains much of the Hauran Plateau. It is one of three main tributaries which enter the Jordan between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. To the south, are the Jabbok/Zarqa and the Arnon/Wadi Mujib) rivers...

       (On the border between Syria and Jordan)
    • Banias River

See also

  • Water resources management in Syria
    Water resources management in Syria
    Water resources management in Syria is confronted with numerous challenges. First, all of the country's major rivers are shared with neighboring countries, and Syria depends to a large extent on the inflow of water from Turkey through the Euphrates and its tributaries...

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