Chiyah
in Mohafazat Mont-Liban, Lebanon
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (3 mi) -
Kiryat Shmona Airport (45 mi) - Ben Ya'akov Airport (61 mi)
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Damascus International Airport (65 mi) - Haifa International Airport (78 mi)
- Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (109 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (113 mi) - Sde Dov Airport (128 mi)
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Larnaca International Airport (129 mi) - Ben Gurion International Airport (133 mi)
- Byblos (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Baalbek (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 69 mi)
- Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.864 and 35.519 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 51' 51" and E 35° 31' 6"
- 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: 10:55 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:16 am and 4:31 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
Touring Chiyah
Chiyah in Mohafazat Mont-Liban is a town located in Lebanon a little south-east of Beirut, the country's capital place.
Time in Chiyah is now 10:55 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Beirut with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports nearby Chiyah, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Lebanon is Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 6 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 Byblos in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), North. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Beirut, Baabda, Jdaidet el Matn, Aaley and Jounieh. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 69 °F
| Morning Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Night Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 62% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
21°C (71 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
20°C (68 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Al Bustan
Sofitel Beirut Le Gabriel
Regency Palace Hotel
Royal Tulip Achrafieh
O Monot Boutique Hotel
Golden Tulip Hotel De Ville
Hotel Albergo
Napoleon Hotel
ParkTower Suites
HOLIDAY TOWER HOTEL
Videos from this area
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Knefet El Karout: A Fine Local Breakfast in Beirut
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Hanna Mitri Ice Cream: Beirut's Finest
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My Christmas Trip to Lebanon - Spinneys
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Arabic Typeface
In a printing factory in Beirut, Lebanon. Jan.2012.
Pride and Joy covered Live ''Toros & Sal Blues Band''
Toros & Sal Blues band Toros Melhem, on Vocals and Rhythm Guitar Sal Noun, on Lead Guitar https://www.facebook.com/TorosandSal.
Reflections after the war: Martyrs
A short film made at a workshop at the Sadr Foundation in Dahiyeh addressing the effects of the 2006 war.
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Qadisha Valley
Video created with the Socialcam app on iPhone: http://socialcam.com.
Tours-TV.com: Beirut
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Handmade Authentic Natural Cotton Candy: Ghazl el Banet Production
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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.
Beirut Municipal Stadium
Beirut Municipal Stadium is a 18,000 capacity multi-purpose stadium in Beirut, Lebanon. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Al Ahed.
Haret Hreik
Haret Hreik is a mixed Shia and Maronite Christian town, in the Dahieh suburbs, south of Beirut, Lebanon. Once an agricultural village, Haret Hreik lost its rural identity due to the wave of refugees from Southern Lebanon who settled in the town and made it another urban neighborhood of Dahieh. Haret Hreik is located northeast of the Rafik Hariri International Airport and north of the towns of Laylake and Bourj Al Brajneh, west of Hadath and south of Chiah.
Chyah
Chiyah (in Arabic الشياح pronounced Ach-Chayyah Syriac: ܫܝܚܐ) is situated in the west region of the Lebanese capital of Beirut. The meaning of its name is vague and many suppositions were found: one saying that it has a Syriac origin (Chyaha) meaning the budding, another one saying that it means the processing of metal (Shewah) another theory is the Arabic origin of the name meaning a kind of tree that is used for silk production (a flourishing industry in this village).
Shatila refugee camp
The Shatila refugee camp (also Chatila refugee camp) is a refugee camp for Palestinian refugees, set up by UNRWA in 1949. The camp is located within the Lebanese capital Beirut. As of December 2003, it housed 12,235 registered refugees. http://www. un. org/unrwa/refugees/lebanon. html It is most widely known as the site of the Sabra and Shatila massacre in September 1982, but also played a significant role in the 1982 Lebanon war and the 1985 to 1987 war of the camps.
Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action
The Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD. A) is a Lebanon-based non-governmental organization started in July 1999. CRTDA works with partner civil society organizations in Lebanon and across the Arab World primarily in Yemen, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. CRTD.
Ministry of Social Affairs (Lebanon)
The Ministry of Social Affairs in Lebanon was created in 1993 by Law Number 212 and modified by Law Number 327 and Decree Number 5734. The current Minister of Social Affairs is Wael Abou Faour from the Progressive Socialist Party.
American University of Science and Technology
Founded by Hiam Sakr of Ain Ebel, Lebanon, the American University of Science and Technology, in Beirut, Lebanon, an educational institute, was established on 21 March 1994 under the name of AUC (Decree # 4897), as an external degree program with the State University of New York/Empire State College, New York, USA. It later changed its name to American University of Science and Technology.
Umam Documentation & Research
UMAM Documentation and Research (UMAM D&R) is a nonprofit cultural organization founded in 2004 by Lokman Slim and Monika Borgmann. It is located in Haret Hreik, a town part of the Dahieh Southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, that was heavily bombed during the 2006 Lebanon War. UMAM D&R works towards raising awareness of civil violence and war memories in Lebanon.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ech Chîyâh, Chiah, Chiya, Ash Shīyāḩ, Chiyah
