Souk El Gharb
Souk El Gharb, is a town located in the Aley District, Mount Lebanon Governorate, in Lebanon and its name translates to "Western Market". Before the Lebanese Civil War, this mountain town surrounded by pine woods was a prosperous mountain resort nestled in the mountains of the Aley District of Mount Lebanon, overlooking Saint George Bay and Beirut.
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- …lies at an elevation of around 530 metres (1,740 feet)
- Description: human settlement in Lebanon
- Also known as“Souq el Gharb”“Sūq al Gharb”
Places of Interest
Discover Silk Museum.
Silk Museum
Bsous Silk Museum is a silk museum in the town…
3 km north of Souk El Gharb
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bdadoun and Houmal.
Houmal
Village
Houmal is a town in Mount Lebanon which makes up one…
Baissour
Village
Baissour or Bayssour is a village located in the Aley District of Mount Lebanon.
3 km south of Souk El Gharb
Souk El Gharb
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Latitude
33.79226° or 33° 47′ 32″ north
Longitude
35.56451° or 35° 33′ 52″ east
Open location code
8G5QQHR7+WR
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Souk El Gharb” goes by many names.
سوق الغربArabic
Souk El GharbCatalan
蘇克埃爾加爾布Chinese
Souk El GharbDutch
سوق الغربEgyptian Arabic
Souk el GharbItalian
Souk El GharbNorwegian Nynorsk
سوق الغربPersian
Suk al-GharbPolish
سوق الغربUrdu
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