Nahr al-Kabir

Nahr al-Kabir

An Nahr al Kabir (Arabic: "the great river", النهر الكبير) is a river in the Middle East flowing into the Mediterranean Sea.

It forms the northern end of the border between Lebanon and Syria. The river was known in ancient times as the Eleutherus [ Josephus, The Jewish War 1:363 pg 75 Translated by G.A.Williamson 1959, printed 1981] . (Eleutheros, Eleuteris) and is referred to as such in the Bible (1 Maccabees 11:7 and 12:30). In English it is also known as the Nahr el-Kebir or simply as the Kebir.

References

نهر الكبير الجنوبي لأن هنالك نهر الكبير الشمالي الذي يقع قريب من مدينة اللاذقية السورية


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