Er Rouaïs

Er Rouaïs is a cultivated area in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Er Rouaïs is situated near the locality El Beshbashe, as well as near the village Mirdasha.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Silk Museum and Bellevue Medical Center.

Silk Museum

Museum

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Bsous Silk Museum is a silk museum in the town of Bsous near Wadi Chahrour in Lebanon, located around 15 kilometres east of Beirut. Silk Museum is situated 3 km east of Er Rouaïs.

Bellevue Medical Center founded in July 2009, is a community hospital located in Mansourieh, Lebanon. It offers healthcare services in many specialties. Bellevue Medical Center is situated 3½ km northeast of Er Rouaïs.

Serail Baabda

Office building

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The Seraglio of Baabda, is a historic building located in Baabda, Lebanon, and is one of the country's oldest official buildings. This particular seraglio played a key role in Lebanon's history between 1860 and 1916, during the period of the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfarshima and Baabda.

Kfarshima

Town

Photo: Kfarchima, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kfarshima, also spelled Kfarchima, is a town in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, southeast of Beirut and is part of Greater Beirut.

Baabda

Town

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Baabda is the capital city of Baabda District and Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was also the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon that existed from 1861 to 1918.

Hadath

Village

Hadath is a municipality in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It borders the southern periphery of the Lebanese capital Beirut and is considered part of its metropolitan area.

Er Rouaïs

Type: Cultivated area
Also known as: “Ar Ruways”, “Er Rouais”, and “Ru’ays”
Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.81944° or 33° 49′ 10″ north

Longitude

35.53972° or 35° 32′ 23″ east

Elevation

90 metres (295 feet)

Open location code

8G5QRG9Q+QV

GeoNames ID

268658

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In Other Languages

“Er Rouaïs” goes by many names.

Arabic: “الرويس”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: El Beshbashe and Mirdasha.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bjadîh and Ru’aysat Ḩāmir.

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