Qasr el Bahr
Qasr el Bahr is a ruin in South Governorate, Lebanon. Qasr el Bahr is situated nearby to The Sidon Sea Castle, as well as near the museum Debbane Palace.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Sidon Sea Castle and Debbane Palace.
The Sidon Sea Castle
Castle
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sidon's Sea Castle was built by the crusaders in the thirteenth century as a fortress of the Holy Land. It is one of the most prominent historical sites in the port city of Sidon, Lebanon.
Debbane Palace
Museum
Photo: O.Mustafin, Public domain.
Debbane Palace, also Qasr Debbane, Dar Ali Agha al-Hammud, and Dar Debbané, is an Arab-Ottoman-style grand mansion in Sidon, Lebanon. The palace was built as a private residence in 1721 by Ali Agha al-Hammud, a Sidonian notable descending from a long line of builders. Debbane Palace is situated 210 metres south of Qasr el Bahr.
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon
Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon is a diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church suffragan of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon is situated 320 metres southeast of Qasr el Bahr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sidon and Hlaliyeh Saida.
Sidon
Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sidon is a city in Lebanon. The people are largely Sunni Muslims. The main attraction of Sidon is its Sea Castle, built by the Crusaders in the 13th century.
Hlaliyeh Saida
Village
Al-Helaliyah, also spelled Hilalieh, is a municipality of Sidon in Lebanon. It is located 43 kilometres from Beirut.
Bramiyeh
Village
Al-Bramiyah, also spelled Bramieh, is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 35 kilometres from Beirut.
Qasr el Bahr
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Qaşr al Baḩr” and “Qaşr l Baḩr”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.56694° or 33° 34′ 1″ northLongitude
35.37111° or 35° 22′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8G5QH98C+QCGeoNames ID
269027
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In Other Languages
“Qasr el Bahr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر البحر”
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