Jisr el Qâsmîyé
Jisr el Qâsmîyé is a bridge in South Governorate, Lebanon. Jisr el Qâsmîyé is situated nearby to the ruins Leontes Bridge, as well as near the village Burj Rahal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leontes Bridge.
Leontes Bridge
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Leontes Bridge is a ruined Roman bridge in Lebanon; it crossed the Litani River in the vicinity of Nahr Abou Assouad, 10 km north of Tyre. The bridge, which is dated to the 3rd or 4th century AD, featured a comparatively flat arch with a span-to-rise ratio of 3.1 to 1. Leontes Bridge is situated 130 metres west of Jisr el Qâsmîyé.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burj Rahal and Al-Kharayeb.
Burj Rahal
Village
Burj Rahal is a municipality in the Tyre District in South Lebanon. Burj Rahal is situated 4 km southeast of Jisr el Qâsmîyé.
Al-Kharayeb
Village
Photo: HusseinHijazy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-Kharayeb is a historic municipality in the Sidon District in the South Governorate, Lebanon. The town is 77 km south of Beirut, and stands at an average altitude of 190 m above sea level. Al-Kharayeb is situated 4½ km east of Jisr el Qâsmîyé.
Bedias
Village
Bedias, Bidias, is a municipality in the Tyre District in South Lebanon. Bedias is situated 5 km southeast of Jisr el Qâsmîyé.
Jisr el Qâsmîyé
- Type: Bridge
- Also known as: “Jisr al Qāsimīyah” and “Jisr el Qasmiye”
- Category: transportation
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.33944° or 33° 20′ 22″ northLongitude
35.25222° or 35° 15′ 8″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
8G5Q87Q2+QVGeoNames ID
269239
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In Other Languages
“Jisr el Qâsmîyé” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جسر القاسمية”
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