Saghbine
Saghbine, is a village located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. Saghbine has an elevation of 1,039 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Western Beqaa District, Beqaa Governorate
- Also known as: “Şaghbīn” and “Saghbîne”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Qaraoun.
Lake Qaraoun
Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Lake Qaraoun is an artificial lake or reservoir located in the southern region of the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. It was created near Qaraoun village in 1959 by building a 61 m-high concrete-faced rockfill dam in the middle reaches of the Litani River. Lake Qaraoun is situated 3½ km south of Saghbine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ain Zebdeh and Baaloul.
Ain Zebdeh
Village
Ain Zebdeh, is a village located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.
Baaloul
Town
Baaloul is a town located in the western Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. Baaloul is situated 5 km southeast of Saghbine.
Qaraoun
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Qaraoun is a Lebanese village, 85 km from Beirut, known for its Lake Qaraoun in the Beqaa Valley formed by the El Wauroun Dam built in 1959. It is an ecologically fragile zone in the Western Beqaa District. Qaraoun is situated 6 km south of Saghbine.
Saghbine
- Categories: village/town/city in Lebanon and locality
- Location: Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.61209° or 33° 36′ 44″ northLongitude
35.69719° or 35° 41′ 50″ eastElevation
1,039 metres (3,409 feet)Open location code
8G5QJM6W+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 5161344803OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Saghbine” goes by many names.
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