Ain ez Zarqa
34°21′08″N 36°22′23″E / 34.35222°N 36.37306°E
Ain ez Zarqa (also spelled Ayn ez Zarqa or Ain-el-Zerqa) is a natural
Deir Mar Maroun, an ancient monastery carved into the cliffs that surround the spring.[5] Melting snow from these nearby heights supplements the spring's large groundwater reservoir, in the Jurassic and Cretaceous strata.[2] It is estimated that the spring's phreatic zone reservoir contains as much as 10 billion cubic metres of storage.[3] As a result, its flow has been less affected by overpumping and drought than other springs in the Orontes river basin.[6]
References
- ISBN 978-1-84162-370-2. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ ISBN 0-89577-087-3.
- ^ ISBN 9780191662546.
- S2CID 130137144.
- ISBN 978-1-58509-063-1. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ISBN 9781498787734.
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