2024

THE SOURCES OF THE ORONT (AIN EZ-ZERQA)

Natural site to discover

200 m south-east of Deir Mar Maroun (the monastery of Saint-Maron) has emerged three sources (Dafache, Ain Zarka and Lahoue), including the «blue source» of the Orontes (Nahr el-Assi), also known as the «toppled river» or the «rebel river» because it flows from south to north.

This biblical landscape, in which the greenery contrasts with the kilometres of desert that stretches just a few feet away, invites to meditate and rest.

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