利塔尼河

黎巴嫩河流

利塔尼河(阿拉伯語:نهر الليطاني‎),黎巴嫩主要河流之一。該河發源於貝卡谷地,向南流至戈蘭高地附近,距以色列邊境約20餘公里處時,因受高地阻擋,轉而向西切穿黎巴嫩山脈,在提爾以北流入地中海,全長140公里,是黎巴嫩境內第一大河。河上有水庫,是黎巴嫩南部和貝卡谷地主要的灌溉水源來源。

利塔尼河
國家黎巴嫩
河口地中海

利塔尼河下游傳統上被認為是加利利地區和黎巴嫩山脈地區的分界線。1982年至2000年,其下游長期成為以色列占領區與黎巴嫩的分界線。

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