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El Qaraaoun in the region of Béqaa is a town located in Lebanon - some 26 mi or ( 42 km ) South-East of Beirut , the country's capital .

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Local time in El Qaraaoun is now 05:15 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Beirut " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Damascus, Amman, Tyre, and Majdal Balhiss. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Qaraaoun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Qaraoun

Lake Qaraoun is an artificial lake or reservoir located in the southern region of the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. It was created near Qaraoun village in 1959 by building a 61-metre-high concrete-faced rockfill dam (the largest dam in Lebanon) in the middle reaches of the Litani River (longest river in Lebanon). The reservoir has been used for hydropower generation, domestic water supply, and for irrigation of 27,500 hectares .

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Located at 33.57 35.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Lebanon, Beqaa Valley, Fertile Crescent, Lakes of Lebanon, Neolithic settlements, Visitor attractions in Lebanon

Qaraoun

Qaraoun is a Lebanese village, 85 km from Beirut, known for its Lake Qaraoun in the Beqaa Valley formed by the El Wauroun Dam built in 1959. It is an ecologically fragile zone in the Rashaya District south of the Beqaa Governorate. The village lies about 2600 feet above sea level. The dam is located nearby on the Litani River.

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Located at 33.57 35.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Lebanon, Fertile Crescent, Heavy Neolithic sites, Neolithic settlements, Populated places in the Beqaa Governorate, Rashaya District, Type sites

Aitanite

Aitanite/ Aitaneet is a village in Lebanon, in the West Beqaa region. Aitanit counted 880 residents (estimation). In the last municipal Lebanese elections of 2004, its accounted 3263 resgitered voters of which 1784 actual voters. However, if the total number of Aitanite citizens who have emigrated were to be added, then the figure would be nearer to around 20,000. Aitanite is a popular summer destination for many Lebanese living abroad whose families originated from this area.

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Located at 33.57 35.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Beqaa Governorate

Al-Bireh, Lebanon

Al-Bireh, El Bire, Biré or El Bireh (is a town in the Rashaya District, south-eastern portion of the Bekaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Al-Bireh is part of the Rashaya municipal district. It lies west of the road between Majdel Anjar and Rashaya. Its population is estimated to be 9000. It is a small Muslim town with two mosques and two schools.

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Located at 33.57 35.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Lebanon, Beqaa Valley, Fertile Crescent, Great Rift Valley, Heavy Neolithic sites, Populated places in Lebanon, Populated places in the Beqaa Governorate, Rashaya District

Western Beqaa District

Western Beqaa District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. The capital is Joub Jannine.

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Located at 33.63 35.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Districts of Lebanon, Western Beqaa District