Zouq el Kharab

Zouq el Kharab is a locality in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Zouq el Kharab is situated nearby to the locality Hâret el Bellâne, as well as near Makhadet Nahr el Kalb.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Marist College Champville and Lower Grotto.

Marist College Champville

College

The Collège Mariste Champville is a private Marist Roman Catholic and French-language educational institution set in Dik El Mehdi, Matn District, Lebanon.

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 river valley within the locality of Jeita, 18 kilometres north of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Lower Grotto is situated 3 km east of Zouq el Kharab.

Bkerké

Monastery

Photo: J.Hassoun, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bkerké is the episcopal see of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronite Church in Lebanon, located 350 m above the bay of Jounieh, northeast of Beirut, in Lebanon. Bkerké is situated 3½ km northeast of Zouq el Kharab.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dbayeh and Zouk Mosbeh.

Dbayeh

Town

Photo: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0.

Dbayeh is a city in Lebanon located on the Mediterranean Sea in the Matn District, Mount Lebanon, between Beirut and Jounieh. Its inhabitants are almost predominantly Maronite Catholic, with a significant minority of Melkites.

Zouk Mosbeh

Town

Photo: Onceinawhile, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zouk Mosbeh is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 12 kilometers north of Beirut.

Naqqach

Town

Antelias is a city in Lebanon in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate. It is located around 5 km to the north of Beirut. Naqqach is situated 2½ km southwest of Zouq el Kharab.

Zouq el Kharab

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Zūq al Kharāb”
Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.94295° or 33° 56′ 35″ north

Longitude

35.6098° or 35° 36′ 35″ east

Elevation

14 metres (46 feet)

Open location code

8G5QWJV5+5W

GeoNames ID

265763

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