El Qasr
in Mohafazat Béqaa, Lebanon
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (17 mi) -
Kiryat Shmona Airport (36 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (48 mi) - Ben Ya'akov Airport (52 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (75 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (98 mi) - Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (117 mi)
- Amman-Marka International Airport (121 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (128 mi)
- Queen Alia International Airport (138 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
- Byblos (Unesco heritage, 29 mi)
- Baalbek (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.716 and 35.764 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 42' 57" and E 35° 45' 51"
- 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: 05:52 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:15 am and 4:30 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,2 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into El Qasr
El Qasr in Mohafazat Béqaa is a city located in Lebanon about 20 mi (or 31 km) south-east of Beirut, the country's capital town.
Current time in El Qasr is now 05:52 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Beirut with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports closer to El Qasr, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Lebanon is Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 km), North-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 10 mi (or 15 km), East.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Joubb Jannine, Beit ed Dine, Aaley, Zahle and Rachaiya el Ouadi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 54% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
16°C (62 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
18°C (64 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh 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.
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.
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.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of El Qasr.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Al Qaşr, El Qasr
