The stream runs from west to east, flowing from Hermon south of Damascus, and like its companion Abana River travels across the plain of Damascus, which owes to them much of its fertility. The river loses itself in marshes, or Lakes of the Marj, as they are called, on the borders of the great Arabian Desert.
The stream originates in the west, flowing from Hermon south of Damascus, and joins its counterpart, the Abana River, as it traverses the fertile plains of Damascus. It then flows into a network of marshes or Lakes of the Marj, located on the edge of the Arabian Desert.