Rayaq

Rayaq - Haouch Hala is a town in the near the city of . In the early 20th century and up to the 1975 outbreak of the civil war, it was Lebanon's most important railway center, where the 1.05-m Beirut–Damascus line met the standard-gauge line north to , , and .
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: town in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Riyak” and “Riyāq”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rayak Air Base.

Aerodrome
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is 's first air base and the place where the Lebanese Air Force was born on June 1, 1949. In the 1950s, the RAF sent its own instructors to help the Lebanese Air Force.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Temnine El Tehta and Niha.

Village
Temnine Et Tahta is a village located in the of the in . is situated 4 km northwest of Rayaq.

Village
Photo: Nmaluf, Public domain.
is a village in the Bekaa Valley about 18 km north of . 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. is situated 6 km northwest of Rayaq.

Village
Photo: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village located approximately 28 kilometers southwest of in the , in the of , at an altitude of 1100 meters above sea level. is situated 7 km northwest of Rayaq.

Rayaq

Latitude
33.8522° or 33° 51′ 8″ north
Longitude
36.01419° or 36° 0′ 51″ east
Elevation
928 metres (3,045 feet)
Open location code
8G5RV227+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6127326597
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
268662
Wiki­data ID
Q25906
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Satellite Map

Discover Rayaq from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Rayaq” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “رياق”
  • Asturian: “Rayak”
  • Bulgarian: “Раяк”
  • Catalan: “Rayak”
  • Cebuano: “Rayak”
  • Chinese: “里亞格”
  • Dutch: “Rayak”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “رياق”
  • French: “Rayak”
  • German: “Rayak”
  • Hebrew: “ריאק”
  • Italian: “Rayak”
  • Japanese: “リヤーク”
  • Mazanderani: “ریاق”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rayak”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Riak”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Riyaq”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Riyaq”
  • Norwegian: “Riyaq”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Rayak”
  • Persian: “ریاق”
  • Polish: “Rijak”
  • Russian: “Райяк”
  • Russian: “Рияк”
  • Serbian: “Рајак”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Rayak”
  • Silesian: “Rijak”
  • Swedish: “Rayak”
  • Ukrainian: “Райяк”
  • Ukrainian: “Раяк”
  • “Rayak”

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