Beirut River

The Beirut River (Arabic: نهر بيروت, Nahr Bayrūt) is a river in Lebanon separating the city of Beirut from its eastern suburbs, primarily Bourj Hammoud and Sin el Fil. The river flows mostly east to west from snow drains and springs on the western slopes of Mount Kneisseh and the southern end of Mount Sannine^[1] near the towns of Hammana and Falougha,^[2] before curving north and emptying at Beirut's northern Mediterranean coast, east of the Port of Beirut. According to popular legend, St. George slew the dragon in a spot near the mouth of the river.^[3]

^ Thomson, William McClure. The land and the Book: or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery, of the Holy Land
^ "Important Bird Areas in Lebanon" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^ Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont, The Present State of the Turkish Empire, page 237

[1] Thomson, William McClure. The land and the Book: or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery, of the Holy Land

[2] "Important Bird Areas in Lebanon" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[3] Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont, The Present State of the Turkish Empire, page 237

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