Aïn el Qssaïr
Aïn el Qssaïr is a spring in Mohafazat Nabatîyé, Lebanon. Aïn el Qssaïr is situated nearby to the locality En Naouâbît, as well as near the village Al-Qlaiaah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tell Dibbine and Khiam Detention Center.
Tell Dibbine
Archaeological site
Tell Dibbine is an archaeological site 2 km north of Marjayoun in the plain of El Marj in the Nabatieh Governorate. It dates at least to the Neolithic.
Khiam Detention Center
Photo: Bertilvidet, CC BY 2.5.
The Khiam detention center was an army barracks complex originally used by the French military in the 1930s in Khiam, French Lebanon. Following the establishment of independent Lebanon in 1946, it was used by the Lebanese military until the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975, during which time it came under the control of the South Lebanon Army, an Israel-backed Lebanese Christian militia. Khiam Detention Center is situated 3 km southeast of Aïn el Qssaïr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Qlaiaah and Al-Khiyam.
Al-Qlaiaah
Village
Al-Qlaiaah is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon. The inhabitants are mainly Maronite Christians.
Al-Khiyam
Village
Photo: Leb500, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-Khiyam is a large town and municipality in the Nabatieh Governorate of Southern Lebanon. Al-Khiyam is situated 2½ km east of Aïn el Qssaïr.
Marjayoun
Marjayoun or Jdeidet Marjayoun, also Marj 'Ayoun, Marjuyun or Marjeyoun and Jdeideh / Jdeida / Jdeidet Marjeyoun, is a municipality in the Marjeyoun District, Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon.
Aïn el Qssaïr
- Type: Spring
- Also known as: “‘Ayn al Quşayr” and “Ain el Qssair”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Mohafazat Nabatîyé, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.33583° or 33° 20′ 9″ northLongitude
35.58194° or 35° 34′ 55″ eastElevation
552 metres (1,811 feet)Open location code
8G5Q8HPJ+8QGeoNames ID
268929
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In Other Languages
“Aïn el Qssaïr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عين القصير”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as En Naouâbît and Râs Mloûk.
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Highlights include Sahl Dibbîne and Aïn el Mélha.
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