Rayak
in Mohafazat Béqaa, Lebanon
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (29 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (42 mi) -
Kiryat Shmona Airport (49 mi) - Ben Ya'akov Airport (65 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (91 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (104 mi) - Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (107 mi)
- Amman-Marka International Airport (130 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (142 mi)
- Queen Alia International Airport (147 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 9 mi)
- Baalbek (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- Byblos (Unesco heritage, 27 mi)
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (Unesco heritage, 27 mi)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Unesco heritage, 29 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
- Ancient City of Bosra (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.850 and 36.000 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 50' 59" and E 36° 0' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - LBP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, French, English, Armenian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:58 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:59 am and 7:10 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Lebanon.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Lebanon. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Explore Rayak
Rayak in Mohafazat Béqaa is a city in Lebanon about 29 mi (or 47 km) east of Beirut, the country's capital.
Local time in Rayak is now 01:58 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Beirut with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Rayak, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Lebanon is Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport in a distance of 29 mi (or 47 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Lebanon is Anjar in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), South-West.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Zahle, Az Zabadani, Sirghaya, Medaya and Baalbek. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 67 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 31% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
21°C (70 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
19°C (66 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
21°C (70 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Rayak.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Rīyāq, Rayak, رياق, Riyaq, ریاق، لبنان, ریاق, Rijak, Рајак, Райяк, 里亞格
