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Definition of orontes in English English dictionary
- Orontes River
- River, Middle East. Rising in the Biq Valley of Lebanon and flowing north between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountains, it passes the cities of Hims and amh in Syria, where it has been dammed to form im Lake. Northwest of amh it enters Turkey, where it flows west past the ancient city of Antioch and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. It is unnavigable for most of its 355 mi (571 km) length but is an important source of water for irrigation
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Definition of orontes in Turkish Turkish dictionary
- Asi ırmağı
- Antakya'nın içinden geçen Asi Nehri'nin mitolojik ismi
English - Turkish
Definition of orontes in English Turkish dictionary
- orontes river
- (Coğrafya) Aşı nehri
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