Barada

The Barada is a river which takes its source in the Anti Lebanon towards 1500 m of altitude, which runs out towards south-eastern south-west then on approximately 50 km to sprinkle Damas.

It is called Chrysorrhoas in certain Greek texts. Abana in the Seventy, Abana or Amana in Bible in Hebrew, Abana in the Arabic Bible

After more 20 km of a quiet course, Barada crosses the basin of `Ayn Al-Fîja where it doubles flow by receiving the contribution of sources. `Ayn Al-Fîja, with 850 m of altitude, is a vacation resort for Damascènes, one finds there many restaurants at the edge of the river in the shade of the trees. Then Barada is inserted in a throat up to the level of the basin of Damas.

The essence of the water of Barada does not follow its natural course because since antiquity, the Nabatéens, the Araméens and the Romains built and maintained a system collectings to allow the irrigation of the plain thus creating the Ghûta the east and the south of the city. Barada will be lost in a marshy lake in edge of the desert in the east of Damas, Bahîra `Atayba.

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