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Ain ez Zarqa

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Ain ez Zarqa (also spelled Ayn ez Zarqa or Ain-el-Zerqa) is a natural artesian karst spring located south of Hermel in the Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. [1]

11 relations: Artesian aquifer, Beqaa Governorate, Cretaceous, Groundwater, Hermel, Jurassic, Karst spring, Lebanon, Monastery of Saint Maron, Orontes River, Phreatic zone.

Artesian aquifer

An artesian aquifer is a confined aquifer containing groundwater under positive pressure.

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Beqaa Governorate

Beqaa is a governorate in Lebanon.

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Cretaceous

The Cretaceous is a geologic period and system that spans 79 million years from the end of the Jurassic Period million years ago (mya) to the beginning of the Paleogene Period mya.

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Groundwater

Groundwater is the water present beneath Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations.

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Hermel

Hermel (الهرمل) is a town in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon.

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Jurassic

The Jurassic (from Jura Mountains) was a geologic period and system that spanned 56 million years from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period Mya.

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Karst spring

A karst spring is a spring that is part of a karst system.

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Lebanon

Lebanon (لبنان; Lebanese pronunciation:; Liban), officially known as the Lebanese RepublicRepublic of Lebanon is the most common phrase used by Lebanese government agencies.

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Monastery of Saint Maron

The Monastery of Saint Maron (Syriac: Deir Mar Maroun), also called the Cave of the monks, is an ancient cavern carved out of solid rock in the side of a cliff, located around from Ain ez Zarqa, the source of the Orontes river, south of Hermel in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, northern Lebanon.

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Orontes River

The Orontes (Ὀρόντης) or Asi (العاصي, ‘Āṣī; Asi) is a northward-flowing river which begins in Lebanon and flows through Syria and Turkey before entering the Mediterranean Sea.

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Phreatic zone

The phreatic zone, or zone of saturation, is the area in an aquifer, below the water table, in which relatively all pores and fractures are saturated with water.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain_ez_Zarqa

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