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Ghāb Depression

trench, Syria
Also known as: Al-Ghāb
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The Ghāb Depression is a 40-mile-long trench located in Syria, situated east of the Al-Anṣariyyah Mountains. This depression contains the valley of the Orontes River. The Orontes River originates in Lebanon, flows north through the mountains and the Ghāb Depression, and eventually empties into the Mediterranean Sea near Antioch, Turkey.12

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  1. Syria - Drainage
  2. Syria - Relief

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