Talk:Orontes River

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It's not called the "Asi" because it flows away from Mecca. It's called "Asi" or rebel in Arabic because it flows north and not south like most of the other rivers around the world.

Above is almost correct. The river is named "Asi" because it is only the river in the region (as opposed to the world) that flows south to north. Also, the essay needs some improvement in overall writing clarity. --Farras (talk) 01:21, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

History

Who built the Al Rastan Dam? It most certainly wasn't "They." There is no wikipedia article on that damn, and the Al Rastan page doesn't clarify.

Map

A map of the river would be great. fluoronaut 20:46, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes! Please, please, a map! It's been five years from the above request. Can it be so difficult? Does Wikipedia not have a "Map Squad," so-to-speak? Here's at least a link to a pop up map in a reputable publication: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168583X11005088 If Syria fragments, as it may (or may not) in the near future, the Orontes valley is going to be in the news a lot as a corridor connecting Hezbollah territories in Lebanon with the presumptive Alawite future secession state around Tartus and Latakia. At that time, a map will be much sought after by readers of media reports. --FurnaldHall (talk) 22:49, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

I have added a map request to the rivers banner above, but suggest you ask at Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Map workshop, to get a quicker response. Jokulhlaup (talk) 14:20, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

I'm working on a river map (my first attempt using QGis though I will almost certainly be post-processing with Inkscape and probably exporting with png). I've put my first stab up at my Orontes sandbox and could do with some feedback.--Erp (talk) 22:21, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

Map added. While doing it I noticed several bits of conflicting information on source and it could do with some more work. --Erp (talk) 00:33, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Sherlock Holmes Story

In Study in Scarlet, a troopship named Orontes is said to have transported the injured Dr Watson, home from India after he was invalided in Afghanistan. I would be interested to know if such a ship existed or it is fictional.Stranger on the shore (talk) 10:45, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

A little further research answers my question. http://www.greatships.net/orontes.html

What Language is This Article in?

What language is this article written in? Seriously, this article is incomprehensible in English. Stevenmitchell (talk) 16:43, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Informal Review

I've moved this article from start to C level status; however, I think a bit of work might move it up to B and then to A level or Good Article levels. Can we do an informal review here about what is missing? Looking at the Wikipedia:WikiProject_Rivers#Article_structure_guidelines, so far

• Expand history to include early archaeological history, expansion on who controlled when, current events
• We need a bit on Natural history.
• Need a bit on geography (e.g., connection to the local rifts)