The Kadisha River or Abu Ali River is a significant watercourse in northern Lebanon. The river that runs east to west for 45 kilometres (28 mi) originates from springs near the sacred Kadisha Valley, particularly at the base of the Qurnat as Sawda' mountain, the highest peak in Lebanon. In Zgharta, in the Zgharta District the Kadisha river merges with the Rachiine and Jouit river that source from the town of Rachiine and Ehden respectively where it becomes the Abu Ali River that passes through Tripoli, Lebanon.