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422 RIVER SYSTEMS OF NORTHERN SYRIA
and passes close south of Safita, falling in a south-westerly
direction to the plain. There is no information as to the
volume of water in summer, but during spring the stream is
much swollen, and is fordable in the plain with great difficulty.
It falls into the sea 3J miles north of the N. el-Kebir.
Nahr Ghamkeh rises high up in the mountains and flows
in a wadi N. of Safita, where it is a considerable stream ;
after receiving several affluents on the r. it falls into the sea
1| miles S. of Tartus.
Wadi ‘Ayun lies \ mile N. of Tartus and has several springs,
the chief of which is ‘Ain Harun. In the sea, a few yards
from the shore, is a very strong spring, ‘Ain Ibrahim, from
which, in calm weather, fresh water is drawn by the Ruwad
boatmen.
Nahr es-Sinn .—This is a short but very considerable stream
which has its source in a large spring issuing from under a spur
north of Marqab. It may, however, be the joint product of the
many springs which are said to abound in the hills in this
district. At its reputed source are the ‘ tombs of the forty
martyrs a place of pilgrimage, where the waters are taken
as a cure for numerous maladies The stream, of beautifully
clear water, is very deep and rapid, and is said to be unfordable
throughout The name Nahr el-Milk is sometimes given to
the stream from the tribe of sedentary Arabs who occupy
its banks. It is spanned by a bridge near the coast and
runs into the sea on the north side of Ras Beledeh.
Nahr Snaubar rises in the upper mountains and, after
receiving a tributary on the r., flows in a deep ravine. It
is crossed, high up, by a narrow one-arched stone bridge;
farther down, about 3 miles below Beit Suhln, there is a
shallow ford between low hills. On reaching the plain it
forsakes its original channel which is crossed by a good bridge,
now unused, 9 miles N. of Jebeleh. It is fordable near its
mouth, where the coast road to Ladiqlyeh crosses. After rain
the torrent is exceedingly rapid and dangerous.
Nahr el-Kebir (Ladiqiyeh).—This is the largest river on the
western slopes and its course marks approximately the division