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Ma'zar Destination Guide

Explore Ma'zar in Lebanon

Ma'zar in the region of Béqaa is a town in Lebanon - some 34 mi or ( 55 km ) South-East of Beirut , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Ma'zar is now 07:08 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Beirut " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Qatana, Medaya, Damascus, and Az Zabadani. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nicosia . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ma'zar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

A Child - Paul Mounsey --طفل-- Lyrics english , arabic

1:31 min by ibagibag
Views: 7845 Rating: 4.81

Paul Mounsey - City of walls (2003) Paul Mounsey - Keyboards & Programming with the voices of: Oumayma El-Khalil Authors: Mahmud Derwish - Marcel Khalife طفل يكتب فوق جدار طفل نبتت بين أصابعه النار أي ..

Baalbek, Lebanon, an Ancient Roman City

2:14 min by Michael Cannon
Views: 690 Rating: 5.00

Baalbek -- Located about 80km from Beirut. This site dates back approx. 6000 years and is home to the largest stone block construction on Earth. Some of the larger stones which are called the Trilitho ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Zarzar Lake

Zarzar Lake is a lake, located 30 kilometres northwest of Damascus, Syria. It is lies to the east of Haloua. In the northeastern part of the lake is a dam.

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Located at 33.62 36.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Lakes of Syria

Battle of Maysalun

The Battle of Maysalun, also called The Battle of Maysalun Pass, was a battle fought between forces of the Kingdom of Syria and French forces on 23 July 1920 near the town of Maysalun, about 12 miles west of Damascus, towards the Lebanese border. At the battle, the better equipped and trained French forces decisively defeated the Arab forces.

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Located at 33.60 36.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1920 in France, 1920 in Syria, Battles involving France, Battles involving Syria, Conflicts in 1920, Franco-Syrian War

Maysalun

Maysalun is a mountainous region in southwestern Syrian located on the eastern slopes of the Anti-Lebanon mountains about 12 kilometers west of Damascus, in the Rif Dimashq Governorate and has an altitude of about 1090 meters. The area is situated on the ancient route between Damascus and Lebanon and has long been famous for its khans and rest-stops. The closest town in the area is al-Dimas.

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Located at 33.60 36.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Mountain passes of Syria, Rif Dimashq Governorate

1202 Syria earthquake

The 1202 Syria earthquake struck at about dawn on 20 May 1202 (598 AH) with an epicenter in southwestern Syria. Up to 1,100,000 deaths have been associated with this earthquake, although other estimates are much smaller. It was felt over a very wide area, from Sicily to Iraq and Anatolia to upper Egypt. The cities of Tyre, Acre and Nablus were heavily damaged. A magnitude of Ms = 7.6 has been estimated with damage up to 11 on the modified Mercalli intensity scale.

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Located at 33.50 36.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 1202, 13th century in Syria, 13th-century earthquakes, Earthquakes in Syria, Earthquakes in the Levant

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 Syriahttp://www. meforum. org/meib/articles/0209_s1. htm. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33|38|36|N|35|51|35|E|type:landmark | |name= }}

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Located at 33.64 35.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Zahle District