description Orontes River Overview
The Orontes is a river of the Levant that rises in Lebanon and flows north through Syria before entering Turkey and reaching the Mediterranean near the Gulf of İskenderun. Important settlements, including Homs, Hama, and Antioch, developed along its valley. The river also lies within the wider landscape associated with the Battle of Kadesh, fought between Egypt and the Hittite Empire in the thirteenth century BC.
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