Qornet es Saouda
Qornet es Saouda is a ridge in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon and has an elevation of 663 metres. Qornet es Saouda is situated nearby to the locality Ed Daouâra, as well as near the village Daraoun.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lower Grotto and Bkerké.
Lower Grotto
Cave
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 4 km southwest of Qornet es Saouda.
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 650 m above the bay of Jounieh, northeast of Beirut, in Lebanon. Bkerké is situated 3 km west of Qornet es Saouda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daraoun and Batha.
Daraoun
Village
Daraoun is a village, part of Harissa-Daraoun municipality, located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon.
Batha
Village
Photo: Espacefr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Batha is a village in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 28 kilometers northern the Lebanese capital Beirut, and to the east of Jounieh Bay, with a view of the Mediterranean sea, with average elevation of 580 meters above sea level and total land area approximately 63 hectares.
Ghosta
Village
Ghosta is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 36 kilometers north of Beirut. Ghosta's average elevation is 950 meters above sea level and its total land area is 461 hectares.
Qornet es Saouda
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 663 metres
- Also known as: “Qurnat as Sawdā” and “Qurnat as Sawdā’”
- Category: landform
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.97389° or 33° 58′ 26″ northLongitude
35.6675° or 35° 40′ 3″ eastElevation
663 metres (2,175 feet)Open location code
8G5QXMF8+HXGeoNames ID
268099
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In Other Languages
“Qornet es Saouda” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قرنة السودا”
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Localities in the Area
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