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Touring Chiyah in Lebanon
Chiyah in the region of Mont-Liban is a city located in Lebanon close to Beirut , the country's capital city .
Time in Chiyah is now 01:22 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Beirut " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Damascus, Amman, Tripoli, and Tahwitat an Nahr. Being here already, consider visiting Nicosia . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Chiyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Lebanon - Summer & Party (Ya Jamlo)
great Dabkeh-song with great pics of lebanon Halla Halla ya Jamlo ..
This is the Party Capital... Beirut, Lebanon! - Video Compilation
Stereo Love live at SkyBar Beirut (Not my Video) Song 1: This is Beirut (Scenes from Faraya, White, Beiruf, Oceana) Song 2: Yanou - Children of the Sun Videos property of respective owners. I own noth ..
Downtown Beirut
Rabih & I walking the streets of Downtown Beirut! ..
Bassam Nehme Assrar 2010
Bassam Nehme Asrar 2010 - Fashion Show & Wedding Dresses ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Chyah
Chiyah (in Arabic الشياح pronounced Ach-Chayyah Syriac: ܫܝܚܐ) is situated in the west region of the Lebanese capital of Beirut. The meaning of its name is vague and many suppositions were found: one saying that it has a Syriac origin (Chyaha) meaning the budding, another one saying that it means the processing of metal (Shewah) another theory is the Arabic origin of the name meaning a kind of tree that is used for silk production (a flourishing industry in this village).
Located at 33.86 35.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Haret Hreik
Haret Hreik is a mixed Shia and Maronite Christian town, in the Dahieh suburbs, south of Beirut, Lebanon. Once an agricultural village, Haret Hreik lost its rural identity due to the wave of refugees from Southern Lebanon who settled in the town and made it another urban neighborhood of Dahieh. Haret Hreik is located northeast of the Rafik Hariri International Airport and north of the towns of Laylake and Bourj Al Brajneh, west of Hadath and south of Chiah.
Located at 33.85 35.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Shatila refugee camp
The Shatila refugee camp (also Chatila refugee camp) is a refugee camp for Palestinian refugees, set up by UNRWA in 1949. The camp is located within the Lebanese capital Beirut. As of December 2003, it housed 12,235 registered refugees. http://www. un. org/unrwa/refugees/lebanon. html It is most widely known as the site of the Sabra and Shatila massacre in September 1982, but also played a significant role in the 1982 Lebanon war and the 1985 to 1987 war of the camps.
Located at 33.86 35.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium is a 47,799 capacity multi-purpose stadium in the Bir Hassan area of Beirut, Lebanon. It is Lebanon's largest stadium. The Sports City Stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. It was built in 1957 by the Lebanese Ministry of Youth & Fine Arts in the presidency of Camille Chamoun.
Located at 33.87 35.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Beirut Municipal Stadium
Beirut Municipal Stadium is a 18,000 capacity multi-purpose stadium in Beirut, Lebanon. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Al Ahed.
Located at 33.87 35.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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