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El Haqle Destination Guide

Explore El Haqle in Lebanon

El Haqle in the region of Mont-Liban is a town in Lebanon - some 11 mi or ( 18 km ) North-East of Beirut , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Haqle

Current time in El Haqle is now 06:23 AM (Wednesday) . 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, Damascus, Amman, Tyre, and Chqaif. 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 El Haqle ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Jounieh Festival: Joseph Attieh

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Arabic Christmas Medley Songs - ميدلي اغاني الميلاد المجيد

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Night panorama of Jounieh from Harissa

1:24 min by baretta1983
Views: 1850 Rating: 5.00

Harissa (Arabic حريصا) is an important Lebanese pilgrimage site high above Jounieh, located at 650 meters altitude from the coast and 20 km distance from Beirut the capital city; the site is accessibl ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Our Lady of Lebanon

Our Lady of Lebanon, also known as Notre Dame du Liban, is a marian shrine and a pilgrimage site, honoring the patron saint of the Mediterranean country of Lebanon. The Lebanese Christians as well as the Druze and Muslims have a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Maronite Patriarch of Antioch named her the "Queen of Lebanon" in 1908 upon completion of the shrine.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.98 35.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Christianity in Lebanon, Churches in Lebanon, Eastern Catholicism, Marian devotions, Marian shrines, Maronite Church, Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Places of worship in Lebanon, Pope John Paul II, Roman Catholic devotions, Shia shrines, Sufi shrines, Titles of Mary, Tourism in Lebanon, Visitor attractions in Lebanon

Bkerké

Bkerké is the See of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate, located 650 m above the bay of Jounieh in Lebanon. The See of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate was originally in Antioch, but due to persecution, it moved first to Saint Maron's Monastery on the Orontes River and then to varied locations in Mount Lebanon, such as Kfarhay, Yanouh, Mayfouq, Lehfed, Habeel, Kfifan, Al Kafr, and Hardeen in the Byblos region.

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Located at 33.97 35.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: History of Lebanon, Maronite Church, Maronites, Patriarchs of Antioch, Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Visitor attractions in Lebanon

Ballouneh

Ballouneh 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 km and an altitude of 650-700 m above sea level.

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Located at 33.95 35.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate

Jeita Grotto

The Jeita Grotto is a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres . The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb valley within the locality of Jeita, 18 kilometres north of the Lebanese capital Beirut.

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Located at 33.94 35.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Lebanon, Caves of Lebanon, Grottoes, Landforms of Lebanon, Limestone caves, Natufian sites, Neolithic settlements, Paleolithic, Show caves, Tourism in Lebanon, Upper Paleolithic, Visitor attractions in Lebanon

Jounieh

Jounieh (Arabic جونيه, or Junia, جونية) is a coastal city about 16 km north of Beirut, Lebanon. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts and bustling nightlife, as well as its old stone souk, ferry port, and cablecar, which takes passengers up the mountain to the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa. Above Jounieh, and on the way to Harissa, a small hill named Bkerké (Arabic بكركي, or Bkerki), overlooking the Jounieh bay, is the seat of the Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church.

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Located at 33.97 35.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Mediterranean port cities and towns in Lebanon, Populated places in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Tourism in Lebanon, Visitor attractions in Lebanon