Nahr al-Kabir al-Shamali

The Nahr al-Kabir al-Shamali (النهر الكبير الشمالي, Ugaritic: 𐎗𐎈𐎁𐎐, rḥbn ) is a river in Latakia Governorate, Syria.

History
During Ugarit period, the river was known as "Raḥbānu".

Course
Al-Kabir al-Shamali river rises in the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range, north western Syria at the Turkish borders, and runs through a plain area to the south west to finally flow into the Mediterranean Sea south of Latakia.

Dams

 * 16 Tishreen dam, built to be used in power generation, storage of rain and river water, and the creation of Mashqita lake for fishing and tourism.
 * Baradun Dam, is another dam under construction on the river to the north of the previous one. However, the construction was halted during the Syrian Civil War.