Orontes River
Videos
The Orontes or Nahr al-ʿĀṣī, or simply Asi is a 571 kilometres (355 mi) long river in Western Asia that begins in Lebanon, flowing northwards through Syria before entering the Mediterranean Sea near Samandağ in Hatay Province, Turkey.
The Norias of Hama along the Orontes in Syria
The Orontes flowing at the foot of the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range
Orontes River in Hama, Syria
The Orontes in Antakya, Hatay
Jisr ash-Shughur
Videos
Jisr ash-Shughūr, known in antiquity as Seleucobelus, is a city in the Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. Situated at an altitude of 170 metres (560 ft) above sea level on the Orontes river, the city was inhabited by 44,322 people as of 2010. The inhabitants are mostly Sunni Muslims, with a significant Christian minority, mostly Greek Orthodox.
Covered market in the old town of Jisr ash-Shughūr (2009)
View of "Isser-Sjoor" (top) and view of the river and the bridge (bottom), by Corneille le Brun (Voyage au Levant, 1714)