The Litani River (Arabic: نهر الليطاني; transliterated: Nahr al-Lytany) is an important waterway in southern Lebanon. It rises in the Beqaa valley and empties in the Mediterranean Sea north of Tyre. Exceeding 140 km, it is the longest river that originates and flows entirely within the borders of Lebanon. Most of its catchment area was under Israeli occupation during 1978 and from 1982 to 2000. It is a major water supply for South Lebanon. Image File history File linksMetadata Lebanese_rivers_litani. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Lebanese_rivers_litani. ... The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Due to the fact that the Arabic language has a number of phonemes that have no equivalent in English or other European languages, a number of different transliteration methods have been invented to represent certain Arabic characters, due to various conflicting goals: A desire to stay consistent with traditional usage... Béqaa is a region in Lebanon with a population of 750,000 inhabitants. ... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... For a wheel tyre, see the article under the US English spelling of the word, tire. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... A water supply system provides water to the locations that need it. ...
After heading south, the Litani river changes its direction and heads toward the Mediterranean sea. This portion of the river flowing west, is called the "Kasmia River". This river constitutes the geographic boundry between the Upper Galilee to its south and Mount Lebanon on its northern bank. The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Galilee (Arabic al-jaleel الجليل, Hebrew hagalil הגליל), meaning circuit, is a large area overlapping with much of the North District of Israel. ... Druze were the main leaders of mount lebanon which was the main area in lebanon. ...
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