Barada

The Barada ( in antiquity: Chrysorrhoas; Arab بردى, Barada DMG ) is a river in Syria. In the Bible ( 2 Kings 5.12 EU) it is called Abana (Hebrew אבנה ); in the Luther Bible of 1964 Amana. Classical writers called him " River of Gold ".

It rises in the south-western region of the Anti-Lebanon, northwest of the 2420 meter high local summit at an altitude of at least 1400 meters near the Lebanese border, and only flows about 20 km in a straight line in a southwesterly direction until it reaches to about 1100 meters altitude the southwestern foot of the Anti-Lebanon. He turns to the southeast and separates the Mount Hermon of the Anti-Lebanon to flow through after about a further 25 km to about 690 meters above sea level in the northern part of the city of Damascus. In six major canals irrigating the oasis of Damascus ( Ghuta ) and the outer Merj said edge of the oasis, 15 km flows east past the Tell es - Ṣaliḥiyeh, an ancient settlement mound before he is a total of 30 kilometers east of the capital in a loses located at about 600 meters altitude arid region. During the rainy season forms in this part of the Syrian desert steppe, a quagmire. Today, the Barada no longer used for drinking water supply of the city.

Barada is also called the most famous Syrian beer brand.