The Nahr al-Kabir River

The Nahr al-Kabir river, also known in Syria as al-Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi (Arabic:, lit. 'the southern big river,' in contrast to the Nahr al-Kabir al-Shamali) or simply as the Kebir in Lebanon, is a river that flows through Syria and Lebanon and empties into the Mediterranean Sea in Arida.

The river runs for 77.8 kilometers (48.3 miles) and drains a 954-square-kilometer watershed (368 sq mi). Its source is Lebanon's Ain as-Safa spring, and it runs through the Homs Gap. The river forms part of the northern boundary between Lebanon and Syria. Eleutherus (Greek E Eleutheros, Eleuteris lit. 'free') was the name given to the river in antiquity.

During most of the 3rd century BCE, it served as a boundary between the Seleucid and Ptolemaic empires. The Nahr al-Kabir river is a Middle Eastern river that empties into the Mediterranean Sea. The Homs Gap is where the river runs. The river forms the northern section of the modern-day Lebanon-Syria boundary. This poetic river is also considered one of the longest rivers in Lebanon.

Length: 60 km