Barrage el Qaraaoun
Barrage el Qaraaoun is a dam in Bekaa, Lebanon and has an elevation of 838 metres. Barrage el Qaraaoun is situated nearby to the village Aitanite, as well as near the town Qaraoun.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
- Also known as: “Sadd al Qara‘awn” and “Sadd al Qir‘awn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Qaraoun.
Lake Qaraoun
Reservoir
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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 4 km north of Barrage el Qaraaoun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aitanite and Qaraoun.
Aitanite
Village
Aitanite/ Aitaneet is a village in Lebanon, in the West Beqaa region. Aitanit is located in the southern region of Lebanon, particularly the Beqaa Valley.
Qaraoun
Town
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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 3 km northeast of Barrage el Qaraaoun.
Sohmor
Village
Sohmor is a small town in the Beka'a Valley of Lebanon, situated in the Western Beqaa District and south of the Beqaa Governorate. It lies south of Lake Qaraoun on the Litani River. Sohmor is situated 3 km south of Barrage el Qaraaoun.
Barrage el Qaraaoun
- Location: Bekaa, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Barrage el Qaraaoun” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سد القرعون”
- Cebuano: “Barrage el Qaraaoun”
- Swedish: “Barrage el Qaraaoun”
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