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Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Orontes River’s impact on Syrian farmers

Published on: 12 June, 2023
Syrian families huddle together aboard boats to cross the Orontes River to Turkey to seek refuge in camps [AFP]

Syrian families huddle together aboard boats to cross the Orontes River to Turkey to seek refuge in camps [AFP]

Agriculture is the main source of income for many people in the opposition-controlled northwest of Syria.

But many farmers whose land is around the Orontes River are struggling because of the damage caused by February’s earthquakes.

It’s piling more pressure on an already desperate population.

Aljazeera.