Articles in Lebanon ( 213 )

213 Articles of interest in Lebanon

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  • 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. It has been designa…

  • Shemlan

    Shemlan (also spelled Chemlane, Shimlan) is a village in the Aley District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon, located about 25 km from Beirut.

  • Rafik Hariri University Hospital

    The Rafik Hariri University Hospital (Arabic: مستشفى رفيق الحريري الجامعي‎, RHUH) – formerly known as Beirut Governmental University Hospital (BGUH) – is the largest Lebanese public hospital, located on the outskirts of southern Beirut. The hospital…

  • Miniara

    Miniara (Arabic: منياره) (also transliterated Minyara) is a village in the District of Akkar, North Lebanon, 9 kilometers east of the Mediterranean Sea, and 3 kilometers south of Halba.

  • Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council

    Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית מבואות החרמון‎, Mo'atza Azorit Mevo'ot HaHermon) is a Regional Council in the North District of Israel. It encompasses 13 Moshavim and Communal settlements, from the northern shore of the Kinne…

  • Metzudat Koach

    The Metzudat Koach Memorial (Hebrew: מצודת כ"ח‎, also Nabi Yusha fort) commemorates 28 soldiers who died during the 1948 conquest of a strategically important fort. The fort and observation point is located in the Upper Galilee, close to the tomb of…

  • Leontes Bridge

    The Leontes Bridge is a Roman segmental arch bridge in Lebanon; it crosses the Litani River (the ancient Leontes) in the vicinity of Nahr Abou Assouad, 10 km north of Tyre.

  • Chabrouh Dam

    The Faraya-Chabrouh Dam is a dam above the village of Faraya Lebanon, 40 kilometers northeast of Beirut and was inaugurated in 2007. The dam has a height of 63 metres.

  • Bellevue Medical Center

    Bellevue Medical Center (Arabic: مركز بلفو الطبي‎, BMC) founded in 2009, is a general hospital located in Mansourieh, Lebanon and offers healthcare services in all specialties. The hospital has a capacity of 150 beds within its eight floors.\

  • Avivim

    Avivim (Hebrew: אֲבִיבִים), is an Israeli moshav in the far north of Israel, in the Upper Galilee.

  • Ansar, Lebanon

    Ansar or Insar (Arabic أنصار, population 31,970) is a village in the Nabatieh Governorate region of southern Lebanon located between Nabatieh and Tyre, Lebanon, next to the village of doueir. During the Lebanese civil war in the 1980s it was the loc…

  • Sultan Yacoub

    Sultan Yacoub (Sultan Yakoub, Sultan Yaakov) is a Lebanese village in the eastern Beqaa Valley, about seven kilometers (four miles) from the border with Syria[1].

  • Ramot Naftali

    Ramot Naftali (Hebrew: רָמוֹת נַפְתָּלִי) is a moshav in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, near Israel's border with Lebanon.

  • Niha Chouf

    Niha (Arabic: نيحا[ˈniħa]) is a town in the Chouf which belongs to Mount Lebanon of Lebanon. The town is 24 miles from Beirut and it has about 2,750 hectares; there are 3,500 inhabitants approximately with a Druze majority and Christian minority. …

  • Naccache

    Naccache (Arabic: "نقاش") is a suburban area located on the northern edge of Beirut, Lebanon. It is located on Mount Lebanon and is administered by the municipality of Antelias.

  • Kafarakab

    Kafarakab (Arabic: كفرعقاب‎) (also spelled Kfarakab or Kfar Akab and pronounced "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 (Kfar: كفر) of the hawk (Akab…

  • Fakhreddine Palace

    Fakhreddine II Palace is an 17th-century palace in Deir el Qamar in Lebanon. It was built by prince Fakhreddine II in the early 17th century. It houses the Marie Baz Museum, a wax work museum.

  • Dik El Mehdi

    Dik El Mehdi is a village, at 325 meters elevation, in the Matn District governorate of Mount Lebanon. Its population has been estimated at 2,096 by Aayroun. The village is around 18 km. from Beirut. The majority of it inhabitants derives from the A…

  • Dahr El Maghara

    Dahr El Maghara (also spelled Dahr El Mghara or Dahr Al Magharah; Arabic: ﺿﻬﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﻐﺎﺭﺓ‎) is a small Lebanese Christian village that is located (33°41′N35°27′E), about 20 km south of Beirut in the Chouf region of Mount Lebanon.

  • Ballouneh

    Ballouneh (Arabic:"بلونة") 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 km2 and an altitude of 650-800 m above sea level.

  • Aana

    Aana, عانا, is a village in the Western Bekaa District of Lebanon, about 57km from Lebanon's capital, Beirut. Its name comes from the Syriac word 'ono, which means 'the flock'. The village has two churches, one dedicated to St. Elias (Elijah) and th…

  • Theoprosopon

    Theoprosopon is the Greek name of Lithoprosopon, a cape in north Lebanon, also known today by the name of Râs ach-Chaq’a’. The cape is situated between the ancient cities of Batroun and Tripoli. The promontory creates a massive barrier that cuts thr…

  • Safra, Lebanon

    Al Safra is a small town and village of the Caza of Kesrouan in Lebanon. It is a medieval village, perched in a curve on a rocky butte overlooking the Ibrahim River and the Mediterranean Sea in the former 'District of Jounieh'. Hawa Chicken, Lebanon…

  • Rayfoun

    Rayfoun is a small town in Keserwan District, Lebanon. It is bordered by Kleiat, Faitroun, Ajaltoun and Ashqout.

  • Kfarfakoud

    Kfarfakoud (Kfarfakud or Kafarfakoud كفرفاقود) is a village in the Chouf district of Lebanon that lies between the valleys of the coastal Lebanese chain of mountains.

  • Irkay

    Irkay (Arabic إركي) (also known as Irkey, Erki, Erkay) is a small town located in the South of Lebanon (Al Janub) between the major cities of Sidon and Sur.

  • Darbechtar

    Darbechtar ( known also as Darb Ishtar, Arabic: داربعشتار‎) is a village located on the South-Eastern periphery of the Koura District in the North Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon.

  • Baissour

    Baissour is a village in Aley District of Mount Lebanon, 850 metres (2,790 ft) above sea level, 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Beirut (20 minutes driving) and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Aley. It shares a border with Aley, Kaifoun, Kabr Shmoon, Majdlaya,…

  • Ain Traz

    The Ain Traz Seminary of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, located southeast of Beirut, Lebanon, has served various roles during its 200-year history. Given by the El Saad family (originally their residence), it was founded in 1811 by Melkite Patri…