Fanâr
District of Tyre
in Mohafazat Liban-Sud, Lebanon
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Kiryat Shmona Airport (24 mi) - Ben Ya'akov Airport (30 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (33 mi)
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (41 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (77 mi) - Sde Dov Airport (84 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (89 mi) - Ben Gurion International Airport (89 mi)
- Queen Alia International Airport (117 mi)
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Larnaca International Airport (143 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 0 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Byblos (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Baalbek (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
- Miẕpé Hod (observation point, (24 mi)
- Miẕpé Yammim (observation point, (27 mi)
- Taẕpit Alam Raẖimov (observation point, (20 mi)
- Miẕpé Monfor (observation point, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.273 and 35.194 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 16' 23" and E 35° 11' 38"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - LBP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, French, English, Armenian
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 11:48 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:03 am and 6:13 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- 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
Discover Fanâr
The district Fanâr of Tyre in Mohafazat Liban-Sud is a district in Lebanon about 46 mi south of Beirut, the country's capital city.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bent Jbail, Nabatiye et Tahta, Sidon, Marjayoun and Jezzine. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 68 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
| Night Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 80% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 15% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
19°C (67 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
19°C (66 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
19°C (67 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Tyre, Lebanon
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Rolling Meat Sandwiches on Tyre's Old Port... For Breakfast
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Octopuses out of water
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Almanin ala asema. Alman shoots. Peace Boys.
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Visiting Tyre Sour, One of Lebanon's Most Beautiful Cities
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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.
1996 shelling of Qana
The 1996 shelling of Qana or the First Qana massacre, took place on April 18, 1996 near Qana, a village in Southern Lebanon, when artillery shells fired by the Israeli Defence Force hit a United Nations compound. Of 800 Lebanese civilians who had taken refuge in the compound, 106 were killed and around 116 injured. Four Fijian United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon soldiers were also seriously injured.
Siege of Tyre
It is said that Alexander was so enraged at the Tyrians' defense and the loss of his men that he destroyed half the city. According to Arrian, 8,000 Tyrian civilians were massacred after the city fell. Alexander granted pardon to the king and his family, whilst the 30,000 residents and foreigners taken were sold into slavery.
Litani River
The Litani River is an important water resource in southern Lebanon. The river rises in the fertile Beqaa Valley valley, west of Baalbek, and empties into the Mediterranean Sea north of Tyre. Exceeding 140 km in length, the Litani River is the longest river in Lebanon and provides an average annual flow estimated at 920 million cubic meters. The waters of the Litani both originate and flow entirely within the borders of Lebanon.
Qana
Qana also spelled Cana is a village in southern Lebanon located 10 kilometres southeast of the city of Tyre and 12 kilometres north of the border with Israel. The 10,000 residents of Qana are primarily Shiite Muslim although there is also a Christian community in the village.
Qana airstrike
The 2006 Qana Airstrike (also referred to as the 2006 Qana Massacre or Second Qana massacre) was an air strike carried out by the Israel Air Force (IAF) on a three-storey building in the small community of al-Khuraybah near the South Lebanese village of Qana on July 30, 2006, during the 2006 Lebanon War in which 28 civilians were killed, of which 16 were children.
Marwahin
Marwahin (Marwāḩīn) is a town in Lebanon, on its border with Israel. During the 2006 Lebanon War, Marwahin was the site of ground exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah. According to Human Rights Watch, the villagers of Marwahin reported having problems with Hezbollah fighters and weapons infiltrating their village almost as soon as the war started. Lebanese civilian refugees from the town were first ordered to flee the area by Israeli forces.
Sour Stadium
Sour Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Sour, Lebanon. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Tadamon Sour. The stadium has a capacity of 6,500 people. In 1939 collapsed a group of students from schools in the city of Tyre to the establishment of a sports team football, and soon the team that the development and progression of activists which to request an official licensed stadium in 1947 and became an active sports center for the Lebanese people.
Tyre District
The Tyre District is a district in the South Governorate of Lebanon.
Battle of Jezzine (1941)
The Battle of Jezzine (13 June 1941) was part of the Australian 7th Division's advance on Beirut during the five-week-long Syria-Lebanon campaign by the Allies against Vichy French forces in Syria and Lebanon. Jezzine, Lebanon, is about halfway between the Lebanese border with Palestine and Beirut. This battle was one of several hard fought actions during the Australian advance on Beirut.
Zibqin
Zibqin is a town in South Lebanon, 103 kilometres from the capital, Beirut, 4 km from the border with Israel. It is 450 metres above sea level. The town contains old Roman and Greek ruins. It contains the following families: Bzeih, Slaibi, Barakat, Moslem and Atwi (عطوي). It contains over 600 houses before Israel damage 75% of them, and has a population of 3,000. The village is 400m above sea level and has a quite intriguing geography.
Kfarchouba
Kfarchouba (in Arabic كفرشوبا) (also known as kafarchouba and kfar shuba) Is a Lebanese village, in the Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon. Situated in the region of Arkoub 1256 m above sea level and is 130 km from Beirut. Located on the borders of Israel and the Golan Heights, it monitors the depth of both, Israel and Lebanese Bekaa, which makes it a strategic military location.
Mahrouna
Mahrouna is a small agribusiness town located in the south of Lebanon. It is situated at a distance of 100 kilometres from Beirut the country's capital, and 18 kilometres to the southeast of the city of Tyre. Mahrouna stands at a height of 400 meter above sea level. The population is approximately 3800 inhabitant. This increases to 5000 in vacations and summer times, according to a municipal member. This peaceful quite town is rich with its green surrounding.
Ansar, Lebanon
Ansar or Insar (Arabic أنصار, population 31,970) is a village in the Nabatieh Governorate region of southern Lebanonlocated between Nabatieh and Tyr. During the Lebanese civil war in the 1980s it was the location of a detention camp for suspected Palestinian terrorists and allied Muslim militiamen captured by the Israeli military in Lebanon. Prisoners were catergorised and then either moved to more secure facilities or released.
Leontes Bridge
The Leontes Bridge is a Roman segmental arch bridge in Lebanon; it crosses the Litani River in the vicinity of Nahr Abou Assouad, 10 km north of Tyre. The bridge, which is dated to the 3rd or 4th century AD, features a comparatively flat arch with a span-to-rise ratio of 3.1 to 1.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Tyre.
- Bent Jbail
- Nabatiye et Tahta
- Sidon
- Marjayoun
- Jezzine
- Haifa
- Hasbaiya
- Mas`adah
- Beit ed Dine
- Al Butayhah
- Nazareth
- Al Qunaytirah
- Baabda
- Aaley
- Al Khushniyah
- Beirut
- Joubb Jannine
- Rachaiya el Ouadi
- Khan Arnabah
- Fiq
- Jdaidet el Matn
- Mazra`at Bayt Jinn
- Ash Shunah ash Shamaliyah
- Jounieh
- Sa`sa`
- Ash Shajarah
- Kafr Asad
- Tasil
- Samma ar Rawsan
- At Tayyibah
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
El Mînara, El-Manarah, Fanâr
