Litani River

The Litani River in purple, the Lebanese capital city Beirut in red The Litani River ( ; transliterated : Nahr al-Līţānī; classical name: Leontes from the Greek word "Λέοντες" which means Lions) is an important water resource in southern Lebanon . The river rises in the fertile Beqaa Valley valley, west of Baalbek , and empties into the Mediterranean Sea north of Tyre . Exceeding 140 km in length, the Litani River is the longest river in Lebanon and provides an average annual flow estimated at 920 million cubic meters. The waters of the Litani both originate and flow entirely within the borders of Lebanon. It provides a major source for water supply , irrigation and hydroelectricity both within Southern Lebanon , and the country as a whole. Most of its catchment area , however, was under Israeli control during 1978 and from 1982 to 2000 . The Litani River of lebanon

Litani River The Litani River in purple, the Lebanese capital city Beirut in red The Litani River ( / ALA-LC : Nahr al-Līṭānī ; classical name: Leontes , from the Greek word for "lions" [Λέοντες]) is an important water resource in southern Lebanon . The river rises in the fertile Beqaa Valley , west of Baalbek , and empties into the Mediterranean Sea north of Tyre . Exceeding 140 km in length, the Litani River is the longest river in Lebanon and provides an average annual flow estimated at 920 million cubic meters. The waters of the Litani both originate and flow entirely within the borders of Lebanon. It provides a major source for water supply , irrigation and hydroelectricity both within Southern Lebanon , and the country as a whole. Sections of its lower reaches were under Israeli control during 1978 and from 1982 to 2000 .

Litani River The Litani River in maroon, the Lebanese capital city Beirut in red This article is about the Lebanese river. The Litani River ( , Nahr al-Līṭānī ), the classical Leontes ( , Léontes , lit. " Lions "), is an important water resource in southern Lebanon . The river rises in the fertile Beqaa Valley , west of Baalbek , and empties into the Mediterranean Sea north of Tyre . Exceeding 140 km in length, the Litani River is the longest river in Lebanon and provides an average annual flow estimated at 920 million cubic meters. The waters of the Litani both originate and flow entirely within the borders of Lebanon. It provides a major source for water supply , irrigation and hydroelectricity both within Southern Lebanon , and the country as a whole.

River in Lebanon This article is about the Lebanese river. Litani River The Litani River in maroon, the Lebanese capital city Beirut in red The Upper Litani Basin (ULB) The Litani River ( ), the classical Leontes ( ), is an important water resource in southern Lebanon . The river rises in the fertile Beqaa Valley , west of Baalbek , and empties into the Mediterranean Sea north of Tyre . Exceeding 140 km in length, the Litani River is the longest river in Lebanon and provides an average annual flow estimated at 920 million cubic meters. The waters of the Litani both originate and flow entirely within the borders of Lebanon. It provides a major source for water supply , irrigation and hydroelectricity both within Southern Lebanon , and the country as a whole.

River in Lebanon This article is about the Lebanese river. The Upper Litani Basin (ULB) The Litani River ( Arabic : نهر الليطاني , romanized : Nahr al-Līṭānī ), the classical Leontes ( Ancient Greek : Λεόντης , romanized : Leóntes , lit. ' lion river ' ), is an important water resource in southern Lebanon . The river rises in the fertile Beqaa Valley , west of Baalbek , and empties into the Mediterranean Sea north of Tyre . Exceeding 140 kilometres (87 mi) in length, the Litani is the longest river that flows entirely in Lebanon and provides an average annual flow estimated at 920 million cubic meters (over 240 million Imperial gallons or 243 million U.S. gallons). The Litani provides a major source for water supply , irrigation and hydroelectricity both within Southern Lebanon , and the country as a whole.