Water management in Greater Damascus, a metropolitan area with more than 4 million inhabitants, is characterized by numerous challenges, including groundwater overexploitation, increasing water demand
One of the rare periods the Barada river is high, seen here next to the Four Seasons hotel in downtown Damascus
Barada river at the end of the dry season
Euphrates Lake, a potential source of water supply for Damascus, pictured from space, June 1996.
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Ghouta is a countryside area in southwestern Syria that surrounds the city of Damascus along its eastern and southern rim.
Water management in Greater Damascus
…metropolitan area, with the poorest neighborhoods receiving the worst service. Irrigation in the rural parts of Greater Damascus, in particular in the Ghouta, still accounts for about 70% of water use in the metropolitan area, with the remainder being used for residential, commercial and industrial use. The…
View of Ghouta from the mountains surrounding the area