The Kadisha River or Nahr Abu Ali is a river in Lebanon. It runs 45 kilometres (28 mi) east to west from the Kadisha grotto, halfway between Bsharri and the Cedars of God, to the Mediterranean Sea at Tripoli. The river runs along the Kadisha Valley, carving out deep gorges.

Kadisha River
The river at its upper reaches
Location
Country	Lebanon
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Qurnat as Sawda', Lebanon
Mouth
• location	Mediterranean Sea
• coordinates	34°27′28″N 35°50′29″E
Length	45 kilometres (28 mi)

On its passage through Tripoli, it is walled and partially covered. The river is very polluted.[1]

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