Orontes
Proper noun
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Orontes River on Wikipedia
View of the Orontes in Hama, Syria
the Orontes
A river in Western Asia, about 400 km (250 mi) long, flowing from Lebanon through Syria before entering the Mediterranean Sea near Samandağ in Turkey.
English Wikipedia has an article on:Orontid dynastyWikipedia
Orontes
The name of any one of a number of ancient Armenian kings.
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He noted that this group lived in the Orontes basin about half a million years ago and their tools consisted of axes, cleavers, and scrapers, and they built their cottages from stones and branches, using fire for warmth, light, protection, and cooking.
However, Zangi did not attack Antioch itself and was content with capturing all of Antiochene territory that lay east of the Orontes.
A single route proceeds south in the Orontes valley.