Mechqîti
in Mohafazat Mont-Liban, Lebanon
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (13 mi) -
Kiryat Shmona Airport (38 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (52 mi) - Ben Ya'akov Airport (54 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (76 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (102 mi) - Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (114 mi)
- Amman-Marka International Airport (125 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (130 mi)
- Queen Alia International Airport (142 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- Byblos (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Baalbek (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.759 and 35.705 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 45' 30" and E 35° 42' 16"
- 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: 01:36 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:11 am and 4:32 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 Mechqîti
Mechqîti in Mohafazat Mont-Liban is located in Lebanon about 15 mi (or 24 km) south-east of Beirut, the country's capital town.
Current time in Mechqîti is now 01:36 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Asia / Beirut with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports close to Mechqîti, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Lebanon is Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), 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 13 mi (or 21 km), East. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Aaley, Beit ed Dine, Joubb Jannine, Baabda and Jdaidet el Matn. 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
Cherry Blossom Boutique Hotel
SAFIR BHAMDOUN HOTEL
Pineland Hotel and Health Resort
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Mechqîti.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Mashqītī, Mechqîti
