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List of rivers of Syria

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These are the main rivers that flow in or through Syria.

Tributaries are listed under the river into which they flow.

Flowing into the Mediterranean

Orontes (Asi)
- Afrin River
- Karasu
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 (On the border between Syria and Iraq)
Euphrates

Flowing into endorheic basins

Aleppo basin

Quweiq

Ghouta oasis

Barada

Al-Hijanah Lake

Awaj

Dead Sea

Jordan River
- Yarmouk (On the border between Syria and Jordan)
- Banias River

See also

Water resources management in Syria

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