Pharpar
   swift, one of the rivers of Damascus (2 Kings 5:12). It has been
   identified with the 'Awaj, "a small lively river." The whole of
   the district watered by the 'Awaj is called the Wady el-'Ajam,
   i.e., "the valley of the Persians", so called for some unknown
   reason. This river empties itself into the lake or marsh Bahret
   Hijaneh, on the east of Damascus. One of its branches bears the
   modern name of Wady Barbar, which is probably a corruption of
   Pharpar.
   

Pharpar, that produces fruit