Nafia Sattouf goes fishing in the Orontes River, where the Nile flower covers much of the surface, in Idlib province, northwestern Syria, on Nov. 30, 2023.

River-rafting on the Orontes ('Assi') river that passes through Lebanon, as well as Syria, is picking up popularity as well as reaping benefits for the local Hermel community.

The Orontes River is in the middle ground and the city of Hama is in the background. The photograph is accompanied by a typed checklist of the photographs taken by Reid in Jordan and Syria and a typed ...

The alleyways of the Syrian town of Darkush are normally thronged with pedestrians but since the swollen Orontes River burst its banks, Abu Ihab’s boat provides the main way of getting around. But ...

The areas of the Orontes and Euphrates Valleys possess some of the most significant artefact collections from Syria, and indeed, the wider Near East. This is due to the fact that fluvial ...

From 15 cubic meters to 130 cubic meters There was a warning at 11:20 am. on February 9 about a sharp rise in the river current and that it had risen from 15 cubic meters to 130 cubic meters in the ...

Published: 14:17 18 Oct 2011 Exploration drilling at the new "Orontes" prospect at the Amulsar gold project has extended the potential resource 1km from the main shell, Lydian International (TSE ...

This article was originally published with the title “The Orient Pacific Liner 'Orontes'” inSA Supplements Vol. 55 No. 1424supp(April 1903), p. 22817doi:10.1038/scientificamerican04181903 ...