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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 ). As the Barada rises in the Anti-Libanus, and escapes from the mountains through a narrow gorge, its waters debouch ...
- Damascus
- From barid, meaning 'cold' in Semitic languages
Baradā River, river of western Syria. 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 Baradā River sets out peacefully on its course only to become within 20 miles a raging torrent, its volume.
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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).
- Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi)
- 1979 (3rd Session)
Jan 8, 2017 · In the 16th Century it was along the banks of the Barada river on the outskirts of Damascus that the first coffee houses grew up. Pilgrims would assemble, waiting for the annual Hajj or pilgrimage ...
Its ancient Aramaean man-made irrigation system is considered to be one of the most sophisticated ancient waterway systems in the world. River Barada crosses the city of Damascus and waters its ancient Orchards. It flows out of Lake Barada in the Zabadani Valley, 30km to the north west of Damascus. The river is propped up by Al-Fijeh Water ...
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Oct 23, 2015 · Nice at winter. May 2018 • Solo. Barada is a small river coming from the mountains and emptying itself in the desert. On its way, it gives life to Damascus and the Al-Ghuta region. As such, it was praised by the Arab poets. Today, however, it is almost non-existent at summer. It fills in winter, though.
The Barada River flows through Damascus. Damascus is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. First settled in the 3rd millennium BC, it was chosen as the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 750. After the victory of the Abbasid dynasty, the seat of Islamic power was moved to Baghdad.
