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 / 33.70583°N 35.43944°E / 33.70583; 35.43944 (Mediterranean Sea-Damour river)Coordinates: 33°42′21″N 35°26′22″E / 33.70583°N 35.43944°E / 33.70583; 35.43944 (Mediterranean Sea-Damour river)
Length	37.5 km (23.3 mi)
Discharge
• average	307,000 m3/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 in and around the slopes of the 1943-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 valley, where it receives water from the creeks of the Chouf mountains. The river flows towards the Mediterranean Sea, south of Damour, which is both the largest town on its banks and the one 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. This attribution symbolized the immortality of the river 'Arabic: النهر الدامر‎' and the beauty of the region. In 1302, the river being a strategic point towards the holy land, a crusade battle took place on its edge. Following the battle, French crusaders nicknamed the river "Fleuve D'amour".

The city foundation[]

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The city was founded on the river's edge by poor people who wanted to charge the right of way to the emirs. Because the river has a big flow rate in the winter season, residents assured the transport of passengers from side to other, obliging passengers to pay dearly for this service.

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