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Mohafazat Mont-Liban - Lebanon

Geography of Lebanon

Lebanon is part of Southwestern Asia, and it is located at about approximately 35˚N, 35˚W, stretching along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, its length almost three times its width. As it stretches from north to south, the width of its terrain becomes narrower. Lebanon's mountainous terrain, proximity to the sea, and strategic location at a crossroads of the world were decisive factors in shaping its history.

Located at 33.8333, 35.8333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Geography of Lebanon, Fertile Crescent

Jeita Grotto

The Jeita Grotto is a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres . The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb valley within the locality of Jeita, 18 kilometres north of the Lebanese capital Beirut.

Located at 33.9434, 35.6414 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Caves of Lebanon, Natufian sites, Show caves, Limestone caves, Grottoes, Tourism in Lebanon, Visitor attractions in Lebanon, Landforms of Lebanon, Archaeological sites in Lebanon, Upper Paleolithic, Paleolithic, Neolithic settlements

Bteghrine

Bteghrine is a municipality in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon.

Located at 33.93, 35.745 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Matn District, Visitor attractions in Lebanon

Kafarakab

Kafarakab (also spelled Kfarakab or Kfar Akab and prounounced "Kfara-ab" in Arabic) is the francophone spelling of the name of a scenic village in the mountains of Lebanon. In Arabic, it means the home of the hawk . The village, which is located in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, is of particular significance because it is one of the various historic points of origin of the well known Maalouf family. It was founded c.

Located at 33.9469, 35.7411 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Matn District, Populated places in Lebanon

Our Lady of Bekaa

Our Lady of Zahle and the Bekaa (also spelled Beqaa), is a Marian shrine located in the city of Zahlé in the Beqaa Valley. In 1958, Bishop Euthym, a man of great devotion to Our Lady, decided to build a shrine in honor of the Virgin Mary on the top of a hill overlooking Zahle and the Bekaa Valley. A ten-meter-high bronze statue of the Virgin Mary, the work of the Italian artist, Pierroti, rests on a 54 meter high tower, crowning a hill known by the name of Tel Chiha.

Located at 33.8408, 35.9019 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Marian shrines, Marian devotions, Titles of Mary, Roman Catholic devotions, Roman Catholic churches in Asia, Eastern Catholicism, Maronite Church, Churches in Lebanon, Visitor attractions in Lebanon, Zahlé District, Tourism in Lebanon

Chtaura

Chtaura is a town in Lebanon in the fertile Beqaa valley located between the Mount Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. It is located halfway on the Beirut Damascus highway. It is located 44 km from Beirut. Chtaura is the valley's hub for banking, transportation, and commerce. Hotels, and restaurants are plentiful there for the traveler on the main road. From Chtaura, the traveler can depart for Zahlé, Baalbek, or Damascus. http://www. saidon. com/cities/chtaura.

Located at 33.8167, 35.85 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Populated places in the Beqaa Governorate, Zahlé District

Zahlé District

Zahle District is an administrative district of the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Its capital and largest town is the the town of the same name.

Located at 33.8468, 35.8976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Districts of Lebanon, Zahlé District

Ain Dara, Lebanon

Ain Dara is a village about 30 km from Beirut, in the governorate of Mount Lebanon, in the Aley District. Ain Dara Municipality has an area of 2,586 hectares (25.86 km² - 9.98196 mi²), with a population of approximately 8000 persons (1700 emigrants). It had 3,874 registered voters in 2010. Ain Dara is located on a southward facing slope overlooking the pine forests of the safa valley at an altitude of 1,300 meters. It is close to Mount Barouk, which is famous for its cedar forest.

Located at 33.7833, 35.7167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Aley District

Mount Sannine

Mount Sannine is a mountain in the Mount Lebanon range. Its highest point is 2,628 m (8,622 feet) above sea level in Lebanon. Mount Sannine, which has a base of limestone, is the source of many mountain springs.

Located at 33.95, 35.88 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Mountains of Lebanon, Visitor attractions in Lebanon

Rayfoun

Rayfoun is a small town in Keserwan District, Lebanon. It is bordered by Kleiat, Faitroun, Ajaltoun and Ashqout. The population is Maronite Catholic, and it is the birthplace of Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir.

Located at 33.99, 35.7333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate

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.

Located at 33.7314, 35.789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Wetlands of Lebanon, Nature reserves in Lebanon, Important Bird Areas of Lebanon, Ramsar sites in Lebanon, Biosphere reserves of Lebanon, Visitor attractions in Lebanon, Zahlé District, Tourism in Lebanon

Château Ksara

Château Ksara is a wine company in Beqaa Valley Lebanon. Founded in in 1857 by Jesuit Priests, Ksara developed the first dry wine in Lebanon. Chateau Ksara wine is most popular in Lebanon, but due to a large Lebanese diaspora all over the world, it can be found and purchased in many different countries. Château Ksara produces approximately 3 million bottles annually. Wines are exported to over 40 countries.

Located at 33.8261, 35.8919 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Wineries of Lebanon, Tourism in Lebanon, Visitor attractions in Lebanon, Beqaa Valley

Ballouneh

Ballouneh is a small town neighboring Ajaltoun and located in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate. It has an approximate area of 3.93 km and an altitude of 650-700 m above sea level.

Located at 33.9495, 35.6746 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate

Brummana High School

Brummana High School is a secondary school in Lebanon. It is located in the village of Brummana, situated in Metn, Mount Lebanon, 10 kilometres east of the capital city Beirut. This school was established in 1873, by the Quaker Theophilus Waldmeier (a Swiss missionary). Historically Quakers were among the pioneers in developing a modern form of learner-centred education which prized the worth and development of the whole child and student.

Located at 33.8808, 35.6231 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Schools in Lebanon

Mudeirej Bridge

The Mudeirej Bridge or Mdairej Bridge is a bridge in Lebanon. It was partly destroyed on July 12, 2006 during the 2006 Lebanon-Israel conflict. The bridge was inaugurated in 1998 by the assassinated former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and built at a cost of $44 million. It stood 75 meters (246 feet) high, making it the highest bridge in Lebanon and lay along a mountainous route on the Beirut-Damascus highway.

Located at 33.8008, 35.7271 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Bridges in Lebanon, 2006 in Lebanon, 2006 Lebanon War

Qarnayel

Qarnayel is a town and municipality in Qadaa Baabda, Lebanon. (Baabda district) of Mount Lebanon Governorate . The village is located between 1100–1250 metres above sea level in the western steep slopes of Mount Lebanon, in the upper Matn (Al Matn al A'la) section, 36 Kilometers to the east of Beirut بيروت. The village has a population of nearly 4,500 inhabitants who are Druze and Maronites.

Located at 33.8565, 35.7241 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in Lebanon

Basilian Chouerite Order

The Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist is a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. The Latin name of this order is Ordo Basilianus Sancti Iohannis Baptistae, the French name is Ordre Basilien Chouerite de St. Jean Baptiste, the abbreviation used after the name is B.C.

Located at 33.9216, 35.7328 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Jeita

Jeita is a Lebanese town located in the Keserwan District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate. The town is about 20 kilometres north of Beirut. It is famous for the Jeita Grotto which is a popular tourist attraction, as well as the Nahr al-Kalb, a river that runs from a spring near the grotto emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. Most of the town's inhabitants are followers of the Maronite Church. The name Jeita is derived from the Aramaic word Ge’itta, meaning "roar" or "noise".

Located at 33.9539, 35.6433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Keserwan District

Ouyoun

Ouyoun is a village in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon.

Located at 33.8661, 35.6089 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Populated places in Lebanon

Qâa er Rîm

Qâa er Rîm (also known as Qā‘ar Rīm) is a populated place in the Beqaa Governorate of Lebanon.

Located at 33.8847, 35.8753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in the Beqaa Governorate

Cross of All Nations

The Cross of All Nations is a monumental cross located in Qanat Bakish, a locality close to the Lebanese town of Baskinta. The cross was built near a church dating back to 1898 on a land belonging to the Lebanese Maronite Order. At 73.8 metres tall, the Cross of All Nations is the largest illuminated cross in the world, it was inaugurated on September 13, 2010 on the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross.

Located at 33.9656, 35.8281 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Christianity in Lebanon, Monuments and memorials in Lebanon, Places of worship in Lebanon, Monumental crosses

Jouar

Jouar El-Matn is a village in Lebanon. It is located between Chrine, Chouweir and Khenchara, on the main road to Bteghrine Baskinta, and is 27 kilometres north east of Beirut. Covering an area of about 96 square kilometres, this village is known for its traditional red-roofed brick houses. In the town is the 18th century church of Saint Nicolas, noted for its iconostasis of wood.

Located at 33.9228, 35.6417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate

Jouret el ballout

Jouret el ballout is a village located in the Metn area in Lebanon, surrounded by Broumana, Kenabet Broumana, Baabdat and Roumieh, it has a very beautiful overview on Beirut, it can be reached in just 7 minutes through new metn highway.

Located at 33.8833, 35.6333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in Lebanon

Saoufar

Saoufar (Sofar) is a city town in Mount Lebanon, Caza Aley, and is located at an altitude of 1320 m and beside a main road linking Beirut, Lebanon's capital, to Damascus, the capital of Syria. With a population of about 3000 people (increases to around 15,000 people during the summer due to tourism), Saoufar gains its importance from its strategic and panoramic overlooking of Caza Matn, with the LaMartine Valley separating the two.

Located at 33.8, 35.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Populated places in Lebanon

Ain Zhalta

Ain Zhalta is a village in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon Governorate in southwestern Lebanon. The Battle of Ain Zhalta was held here in June 1982 with Syria. Masser Al-Chouf, Barouk, and Ain Zhalta-Bmohary form a Biosphere Reserve, protected by UNESCO in June 2005.

Located at 33.75, 35.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Chouf District