Saoufar
in Mohafazat Mont-Liban, Lebanon
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (12 mi) -
Kiryat Shmona Airport (41 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (54 mi) - Ben Ya'akov Airport (57 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (78 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (105 mi) - Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (111 mi)
- Amman-Marka International Airport (128 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (132 mi)
- Queen Alia International Airport (145 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Byblos (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Baalbek (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.802 and 35.699 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 48' 7" and E 35° 41' 56"
- 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: 11:50 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:10 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
Delve into Saoufar
Saoufar in Mohafazat Mont-Liban is a city located in Lebanon about 13 mi (or 21 km) south-east of Beirut, the country's capital town.
Current time in Saoufar is now 11:50 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Beirut with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Saoufar, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Lebanon is Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 20 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 14 mi (or 23 km), East. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Aaley, Baabda, Jdaidet el Matn, Beit ed Dine and Joubb Jannine. 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
Pineland Hotel and Health Resort
SAFIR BHAMDOUN HOTEL
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Mudeirej Bridge
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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.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Şawfar, Saoufar
