El Moukhtâra
in Mohafazat Mont-Liban, Lebanon
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (13 mi) -
Kiryat Shmona Airport (30 mi) - Ben Ya'akov Airport (47 mi)
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Damascus International Airport (55 mi) - Haifa International Airport (67 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (97 mi) - Sde Dov Airport (117 mi)
- Amman-Marka International Airport (118 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (121 mi)
- Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (122 mi)
- Queen Alia International Airport (135 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Byblos (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Baalbek (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.658 and 35.614 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 39' 27" and E 35° 36' 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: 09:56 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:11 am and 4:33 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 El Moukhtâra
El Moukhtâra in Mohafazat Mont-Liban is located in Lebanon about 17 mi (or 28 km) south-east of Beirut, the country's capital.
Local time in El Moukhtâra is now 09:56 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Beirut with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports in the wider vicinity of El Moukhtâra, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Lebanon is Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 22 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 19 mi (or 30 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: Beit ed Dine, Jezzine, Aaley, Joubb Jannine and Baabda. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 55% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 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 |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Deir al Oumara
Videos from this area
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Region del Chouf
Unión Cultural Líbano Venezolana... http://www.uclv.org.ve/ Video: Fouad Khoury.
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Deir el Qamar Festival 2009
Deir el Qamar Festival 2009, 10th anniversary. For more information http://www.deirelqamarfestival.org.
Al Shouf Lebanon membrane installation
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Snow in Lebanon
Off to the snow on a day trip to the mountains while touring round Beirut. A fun day was had by all.
HI Ramlieh Youth Hostel Tour - Lebanon
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Chouf region lovely nature.
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Hiking in Shouf reserve Barouk - Club des Vieux Sentiers
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Lebanon's First Woman Electrician
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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.
Chouf District
Chouf (also spelled Shouf, Shuf or Chuf, in Arabic جبل الشوف Jebel ash-Shouf) is a historic region of Lebanon, as well as an administrative district in the governorate (mohafazat) of Mount Lebanon. Located south-east of Beirut, the region comprises a narrow coastal strip notable for the Christian town of Damour, and the valleys and mountains of the western slopes of Jabal Barouk, the name of the local Mount Lebanon massif.
Beiteddine Palace
Beiteddine Palace is a 19th century palace in Beiteddine, Lebanon. It hosts the annual Beiteddine Festival and the Beiteddine Palace Museum.
Moukhtara
Moukhtara is a small town in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. It is the hometown of Walid Jumblatt, the leader of Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party. It is also an ancient archaeological site, excavated in 1963 by Jacques Cauvin who found an abundance of flint tools. Examinations were conducted on 378 artifacts with finds including daggers, arrowheads, sickles, axes, chisels, picks and awls traced to the Neolithic horizon.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of El Moukhtâra.
- Beit ed Dine
- Jezzine
- Aaley
- Joubb Jannine
- Baabda
- Jdaidet el Matn
- Sidon
- Beirut
- Hasbaiya
- Rachaiya el Ouadi
- Marjayoun
- Nabatiye et Tahta
- Jounieh
- Zahle
- Mas`adah
- Mazra`at Bayt Jinn
- Jbail
- Ad Dimas
- Medaya
- Az Zabadani
- Qatana
- Khan Arnabah
- Sa`sa`
- Sirghaya
- Bent Jbail
- Tyre
- `Ayn al Fijah
- Al Qunaytirah
- Batroun
- Qadsayya
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
El-Mukhtarah, El Mukhtāra, Al Mukhtārah, El Moukhtâra
