Lebanon - Water and Land Use

Water and Land Use

Lebanon is unique from other countries in the Middle East, because it has a good supply of water. Since it has no major rivers or lakes, it has many streams, springs and runoff from melting snow.  Springs in Bekaa feed two small rivers:  the Litani flows south and is used for irrigation and hydroelectric power, and then it flows west through a gorge into the Mediterranean; the Orontes flows north and across Syria into Turkey.  Springs are also found along the western slopes of Lebanon Mountains. 

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