Orontes River

The Orontes (/əˈrɒntiz/; Ὀρόντης) or Asi (Arabic: العاصي‎‎, ‘Āṣī; Turkish: Asi) is a northward flowing river starting in Lebanon and flowing through Syria and Turkey before entering the Mediterranean Sea. It was anciently the chief river of the Levant, The modern name ‘Āṣī means ("rebel"), because the river flows from the south to the north unlike the rest of the rivers in the region.

Orontes River

The Orontes (/əˈrɒntiz/; Ὀρόντης) or Asi (Arabic: العاصي‎‎, ‘Āṣī; Turkish: Asi) is a northward flowing river starting in Lebanon and flowing through Syria and Turkey before entering the Mediterranean Sea. It was anciently the chief river of the Levant, The modern name ‘Āṣī means ("rebel"), because the river flows from the south to the north unlike the rest of the rivers in the region.