El Mzaïyani
District of Qabb Eliâs
Mohafazat Béqaa - Lebanon

Geography of Lebanon

Lebanon is part of Southwestern Asia, and it is located at about approximately 35˚N, 35˚W, stretching along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, its length almost three times its width. As it stretches from north to south, the width of its terrain becomes narrower. Lebanon's mountainous terrain, proximity to the sea, and strategic location at a crossroads of the world were decisive factors in shaping its history.

Located at 33.8333, 35.8333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Geography of Lebanon, Fertile Crescent

Bteghrine

Bteghrine is a municipality in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon.

Located at 33.93, 35.745 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Matn District, Visitor attractions in Lebanon

Kafarakab

Kafarakab (also spelled Kfarakab or Kfar Akab and prounounced "Kfara-ab" in Arabic) is the francophone spelling of the name of a scenic village in the mountains of Lebanon. In Arabic, it means the home of the hawk . The village, which is located in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, is of particular significance because it is one of the various historic points of origin of the well known Maalouf family. It was founded c.

Located at 33.9469, 35.7411 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Matn District, Populated places in Lebanon

Sultan Yacoub

Sultan Yacoub (Sultan Yakoub, Sultan Yaakov) is a Lebanese village in the eastern Beqaa Valley, about seven kilometers (four miles) from the border with Syriahttp://www. meforum. org/meib/articles/0209_s1. htm. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33|38|36|N|35|51|35|E|type:landmark | |name= }}

Located at 33.6433, 35.8597 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Populated places in the Zahle District

Joub Jannine

Joub Jannine is located in the Beqaa Valley valley in Lebanon. Joub Jannine is the center of the Western Beqaa District, hosting the Serail, which is a main governmental building serving the area. Joub Jannine is surrounded by a number of villages. To the south there is the village of Lala, Ghazze to the north, Kamid al lawz to the east, and Kefraya, known for its wine grape vineyards, to the west.

Located at 33.6333, 35.7833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Fertile Crescent, Great Rift Valley, Archaeological sites in Lebanon, Populated places in Lebanon, Beqaa Valley, Trihedral Neolithic sites, Heavy Neolithic sites, Type sites, Populated places in the Rashaya District

Rayak (Riyaq)

Riyaq, also Rayak, is a Lebanese town in the Beqaa Mohafazat (Governorate), near the city of Zahlé. It has one military airport, an old train station on the former line from Beirut to Damascus, and a hospital. Riyaq Air Base was bombed by the Israeli Air Force during the 2006 Lebanon War. The landing strip was severely damaged as a result.

Located at 33.851, 35.988 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Populated places in the Beqaa Governorate, Archaeological sites in Lebanon, Fertile Crescent, Great Rift Valley, Beqaa Valley, Shepherd Neolithic sites, Heavy Neolithic sites

Our Lady of Bekaa

Our Lady of Zahle and the Bekaa (also spelled Beqaa), is a Marian shrine located in the city of Zahlé in the Beqaa Valley. In 1958, Bishop Euthym, a man of great devotion to Our Lady, decided to build a shrine in honor of the Virgin Mary on the top of a hill overlooking Zahle and the Bekaa Valley. A ten-meter-high bronze statue of the Virgin Mary, the work of the Italian artist, Pierroti, rests on a 54 meter high tower, crowning a hill known by the name of Tel Chiha.

Located at 33.8408, 35.9019 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Marian shrines, Marian devotions, Titles of Mary, Roman Catholic devotions, Roman Catholic churches in Asia, Eastern Catholicism, Maronite Church, Churches in Lebanon, Visitor attractions in Lebanon, Zahlé District, Tourism in Lebanon

Chtaura

Chtaura is a town in Lebanon in the fertile Beqaa valley located between the Mount Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. It is located halfway on the Beirut Damascus highway. It is located 44 km from Beirut. Chtaura is the valley's hub for banking, transportation, and commerce. Hotels, and restaurants are plentiful there for the traveler on the main road. From Chtaura, the traveler can depart for Zahlé, Baalbek, or Damascus. http://www. saidon. com/cities/chtaura.

Located at 33.8167, 35.85 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in the Beqaa Governorate, Zahlé District

Zahlé District

Zahle District is an administrative district of the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Its capital and largest town is the the town of the same name.

Located at 33.8468, 35.8976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Districts of Lebanon, Zahlé District

Ain Dara, Lebanon

Ain Dara is a village about 30 km from Beirut, in the governorate of Mount Lebanon, in the Aley District. Ain Dara Municipality has an area of 2,586 hectares (25.86 km² - 9.98196 mi²), with a population of approximately 8000 persons (1700 emigrants). It had 3,874 registered voters in 2010. Ain Dara is located on a southward facing slope overlooking the pine forests of the safa valley at an altitude of 1,300 meters. It is close to Mount Barouk, which is famous for its cedar forest.

Located at 33.7833, 35.7167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Aley District

Aana

Aana, عانا, is a village in the Western Bekaa District of Lebanon, about 57km from Lebanon's capital, Beirut. Its name comes from the Syriac word 'ono, which means 'the flock'. The village has two churches, one dedicated to St. Elias and the other to the Virgin Mary, located in the adjacent borough of Deir Tahniche. The village is watered by a spring known as Shamsyne (Arabic, meaning 'the Two Suns'). The village produces wine and fruit.

Located at 33.7, 35.75 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Populated places in the Beqaa Governorate

Mount Sannine

Mount Sannine is a mountain in the Mount Lebanon range. Its highest point is 2,628 m (8,622 feet) above sea level in Lebanon. Mount Sannine, which has a base of limestone, is the source of many mountain springs.

Located at 33.95, 35.88 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Mountains of Lebanon, Visitor attractions in Lebanon

Western Beqaa District

Western Beqaa District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. The capital is Joub Jannine.

Located at 33.6264, 35.7841 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Districts of Lebanon, Western Beqaa District

Aammiq Wetland

The Aammiq Wetland (the name is also sometimes transliterated as "Ammiq"or "Aamiq") is the largest remaining freshwater wetland in Lebanon, a remnant of much more extensive marshes and lakes that once existed in the Bekaa Valley.

Located at 33.7314, 35.789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Wetlands of Lebanon, Nature reserves in Lebanon, Important Bird Areas of Lebanon, Ramsar sites in Lebanon, Biosphere reserves of Lebanon, Visitor attractions in Lebanon, Zahlé District, Tourism in Lebanon

Château Ksara

Château Ksara is a wine company in Beqaa Valley Lebanon. Founded in in 1857 by Jesuit Priests, Ksara developed the first dry wine in Lebanon. Chateau Ksara wine is most popular in Lebanon, but due to a large Lebanese diaspora all over the world, it can be found and purchased in many different countries. Château Ksara produces approximately 3 million bottles annually. Wines are exported to over 40 countries.

Located at 33.8261, 35.8919 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Wineries of Lebanon, Tourism in Lebanon, Visitor attractions in Lebanon, Beqaa Valley

Masnaa Border Crossing

The Masnaa Border Crossing is an international border crossing between the countries of Lebanon and Syria. It is completely land-based and links the customs checkpoints of Masnaa, Lebanon, and Jdaidet Yabous, Syria. An 8 km no man's land of desolate neutral territory buffers the distance between the border stations. It is the primary crossing point between the countries, linking the capital cities of Beirut and Damascus.

Located at 33.7029, 35.924 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Lebanon–Syria border crossings

Ballouneh

Ballouneh is a small town neighboring Ajaltoun and located in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate. It has an approximate area of 3.93 km and an altitude of 650-700 m above sea level.

Located at 33.9495, 35.6746 (Lat. / Lng.), about 14 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate

Mudeirej Bridge

The Mudeirej Bridge or Mdairej Bridge is a bridge in Lebanon. It was partly destroyed on July 12, 2006 during the 2006 Lebanon-Israel conflict. The bridge was inaugurated in 1998 by the assassinated former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and built at a cost of $44 million. It stood 75 meters (246 feet) high, making it the highest bridge in Lebanon and lay along a mountainous route on the Beirut-Damascus highway.

Located at 33.8008, 35.7271 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Bridges in Lebanon, 2006 in Lebanon, 2006 Lebanon War

Qarnayel

Qarnayel is a town and municipality in Qadaa Baabda, Lebanon. (Baabda district) of Mount Lebanon Governorate . The village is located between 1100–1250 metres above sea level in the western steep slopes of Mount Lebanon, in the upper Matn (Al Matn al A'la) section, 36 Kilometers to the east of Beirut بيروت. The village has a population of nearly 4,500 inhabitants who are Druze and Maronites.

Located at 33.8565, 35.7241 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in Lebanon

Basilian Chouerite Order

The Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist is a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. The Latin name of this order is Ordo Basilianus Sancti Iohannis Baptistae, the French name is Ordre Basilien Chouerite de St. Jean Baptiste, the abbreviation used after the name is B.C.

Located at 33.9216, 35.7328 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Qâa er Rîm

Qâa er Rîm (also known as Qā‘ar Rīm) is a populated place in the Beqaa Governorate of Lebanon.

Located at 33.8847, 35.8753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in the Beqaa Governorate

Saoufar

Saoufar (Sofar) is a city town in Mount Lebanon, Caza Aley, and is located at an altitude of 1320 m and beside a main road linking Beirut, Lebanon's capital, to Damascus, the capital of Syria. With a population of about 3000 people (increases to around 15,000 people during the summer due to tourism), Saoufar gains its importance from its strategic and panoramic overlooking of Caza Matn, with the LaMartine Valley separating the two.

Located at 33.8, 35.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in Lebanon

Battle of Majdel Anjar

Located at 33.7123, 35.9182 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Battles involving the Ottoman Empire, Battles involving Lebanon, Conflicts in 1622, 17th century in the Ottoman Empire, Battles involving Tuscany, 1622 in Asia

Ain Zhalta

Ain Zhalta is a village in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon Governorate in southwestern Lebanon. The Battle of Ain Zhalta was held here in June 1982 with Syria. Masser Al-Chouf, Barouk, and Ain Zhalta-Bmohary form a Biosphere Reserve, protected by UNESCO in June 2005.

Located at 33.75, 35.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Chouf District