Temnin el-Foka
Temnin el-Foka is a village located approximately 28 kilometers southwest of Baalbek in the Baalbek District, in the Beqaa valley of Lebanon, at an altitude of 1100 meters above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: place in Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon
- Also known as: “Temnine el Faouqa”, “Temnîne el Faouqa”, and “Timnīn al Fawqā”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niha and Temnine El Tehta.
Niha
Village
Photo: Nmaluf, Public domain.
Niha is a village in the Bekaa Valley about 18 km north of Zahlé. It is famous for its Roman archeological ruins in the outskirts, and in particular two lower Roman temples that date back to the 1st century AD.
Temnine El Tehta
Village
Temnine Et Tahta is a village located in the Baalbek District of the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate in Lebanon. Temnine El Tehta is situated 2½ km southeast of Temnin el-Foka.
Fourzol
Village
Ferzol, also spelled Forzol, Ferzul or Fourzol, is a village located in the Zahlé District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. El Fourzol is situated south of Nabi Ayla, and west of Ablah. Fourzol is situated 4½ km southwest of Temnin el-Foka.
Temnin el-Foka
- Categories: human settlement, archaeological site, and locality
- Location: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.90375° or 33° 54′ 14″ northLongitude
35.97976° or 35° 58′ 47″ eastElevation
1,139 metres (3,737 feet)Open location code
8G5QWX3H+GWOpenStreetMap ID
node 7724649338OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Temnin el-Foka” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تمنين الفوقا”
- Dutch: “Temnin el-Foka”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تمنين الفوقا”
- French: “Tamnine Al Faouka”
- German: “Temnine el-Faouqa”
- Italian: “Temnin el Fawka”
- Persian: “تمنین الفوقا”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nymphaeum of Temnin el-Foka and Roman temple of Qasr Neba.
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