List of rivers of Syria

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
  • Khabur
    • Wadi Radd
    • Wadi Khnezir
    • Wadi Jarrah
    • Jaghjagh River
    • Wadi Khanzir
    • Wadi Avedji
  • Balikh
    • Wadi al-Kheder
    • Wadi Qaramogh
  • Sajur River

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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