Haouqa
in Mohafazat Liban-Nord, Lebanon
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (41 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (68 mi) -
Kiryat Shmona Airport (76 mi) - Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (78 mi)
- Ben Ya'akov Airport (92 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (114 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (134 mi) -
Hatay Airport (146 mi)
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (Unesco heritage, 6 mi)
- Byblos (Unesco heritage, 20 mi)
- Baalbek (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 114 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 124 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 34.272 and 35.942 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 34° 16' 19" and E 35° 56' 30"
- 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: 02:00 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:15 am and 4:28 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: 4,2 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
Explore Haouqa
Haouqa in Mohafazat Liban-Nord is located in Lebanon about 37 mi (or 59 km) north-east of Beirut, the country's capital.
Local time in Haouqa is now 02:00 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Beirut with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Haouqa, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Lebanon is Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport in a distance of 41 mi (or 65 km), South-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 Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bcharre, Zgharta, Amioun, Sir ed Danniye and Tripoli. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 59% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
14°C (56 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Mist Hotel And Spa By Warwick
Le Tournant Hotel & Resort
MIST HOTEL AND SPA BY WARWICK
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Performance on the snow in Cedars Forest in Lebanon
The poem is read and repeated several times creating an echo in the valley of the saints (holy valley) and an ambiguous mood of restlessness and confusion, taking up another job done on the...
Lets Drive - Bsharri Apple Orchards
Bsharri Apple Orchards.
Water spring Bsharri North Lebanon.mp4
世界一周の旅レバノン 杉杉杉編 Traveling the world in Lebanon
09年12月04日 レバノン、ブシャーレ近郊、レバノン杉自然保護区にて 静かな雰囲気の中、レバノン杉鑑賞中.
2012 Trekking in Lebanon
Together with my friend Markus I hiked all along the Lebanese mountains in the winter time. http://www.gabriel-gersch.com/?p=857.
دخول البطريرك الراعي إلى الكنيسة
زيارة البطريرك الراعي إلى طورزا في 9 آب 2014.
MENTOR 2 VS DELTA
Paragliding lebanon tests MENTOR 2 VS DELTA.
Offroad Lebanon (Ehden) 101
8/24/2014 3rd day of Off Road Lebanon in Ehden. Ice Team supporters and friends are the people who posted this video, though They cover parts of the race that were ongoing.
SLEDDING EHDEN PART 1
Pierrot a Miziara
temps couvert, ce 21 mars 2009, pierrot fait feu pour un petit plouf, et dédaigne même les petites conditions croisées en sortie de déco...
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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.
Kadisha Valley
The Kadisha Valley (also known as Qadisha Valley, Wadi Qadisha, Ouadi Qadisha, or وادي قاديشا in Arabic) is a valley that lies within the Becharre and Zgharta Districts of the North Governorate of Lebanon. The valley is a deep gorge carved by the Kadisha River, also known as the Nahr Abu Ali when it reaches Tripoli. Kadisha means "Holy" in Aramaic, and the valley, sometimes called the Holy Valley, has sheltered Christian monastic communities for many centuries.
Horsh Ehden
Horsh Ehden is a Nature Reserve located in North Lebanon, it contains a particularly diverse and beautiful remnant forest of the Cedar of Lebanon, making the reserve a very important part of the country’s cultural and natural heritage. Located on the northwestern slopes of Mount Lebanon and pampered by mist and relatively high precipitation, a multitude of rare and endemic plants that flourish in it.
Basloukit
Basloukit is a village in Zgharta District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon.
Kfarsaroun
Kfarsaroun is a Greek Orthodox village in Koura District of Lebanon.
Ehden massacre
The Ehden massacre took place on 13 June 1978, part of the 1975–1990 Lebanese Civil War. It was an inter-Christian attack that occurred between the Maronite clans. A Phalangist squad attacked the mansion of the Frangieh family in an attempt to capture Ehden, killing nearly 40 people including Tony Frangieh, his spouse and his three year old daughter, Jihane. After the massacre, the power of Frangiehs is reported to have declined.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Haouqa.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Al Ḩawqā, Hoûka, Haouqa, Ḩawqā an Nahr, Ḩawqā, حوقا, حوقا النهر
