The Awaj ( ar, نهر الأعوج ''Nahr al-A‘waj'', literally 'crooked') is a river in

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

. It rises on the eastern slopes of Mount Hermon near

Arnah Arnah ( ar, عرنة) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate Rif Dimashq Governorate ( ar, محافظة ريف دمشق, ', literally, the "Governorate of the Countryside of Damascus", Damascus Suburb) is one ...

, flows east for to the south of

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

and terminates in the Buhairat al-Hijanah. The river is usually identified as the Biblical Pharpar, mentioned in the Book of Kings.

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