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Barada is identified as Abana (or Amanah, in Qere and Ketiv variation in Tanakh and classical Chrysorrhoas) which is the more important of the two rivers of Damascus, Syria and was mentioned in the Book of Kings ( 2 Kings 5:12 ).
Jan 8, 2017 · AFP. The Barada river runs through the heart of Damascus. By Diana Darke. Middle East cultural expert. The flashpoint for Syria's war, six years old this March, has in recent days taken the...
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It rises in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains and flows southward for 52 miles (84 km) through Damascus to intermittent Lake Al-ʿUtaybah and its marshes.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 13, 2023 · TR. AR. The Barada river, a crucial source of water for Damascus and its vicinity, is facing persistent severe pollution and the added effects of the ongoing conflict. A tragic example of the impact of conflict on the environment and people in Damascus. Description of the conflict case.
Most important of these is the Barada, a river that rises in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains and disappears into the desert. The Barada creates the Al Ghutah Oasis, site of Damascus. This verdant area, some 370 square kilometers, has enabled Damascus to prosper since ancient times.
Origins and founding. Lying on the south bank of Barada River, the ancient city was founded in the 3rd millennium B.C. The horizontal diameter of the oval is about 1.5 km (0.9 mi) which is known as Damascus Straight Street, while the vertical diameter ( Latin: Cardus Maximus) is about 1 km (0.6 mi).
The Great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus (ca. 706-15): Built on order of the caliph al-Walid I (705-15), the son of 'Abd al-Malik. Mosaics of the Great Mosque: Representations of ideal-types residences. The Barada Sequence: villas, excedrae (or porticoes), tholoi, bridges over rivers. Umayyad Desert Palaces, Architecture and Decoration: How can we ...
