Qarha

Qarha is a village located in the of the in . Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawite Muslims.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Akkar, Lebanon
  • Also known as: Qarha, Akkar”, “Qarha, Akkar District”, “قرحا - عكار”, and “قرية جرحا

Places in the Area

Nearby places include An-Na’em and Al-Hoz.

Village
Al-Na'im is a village in central , administratively part of the , located southwest of and northwest of . Just east of the border with and on the western shores of Lake Qattinah, nearby localities include… is situated 5 km southeast of Qarha.

Village
Al-Houz is a village in central , administratively part of the , located southwest of . Situated at the southern edge of Lake Qattinah, nearby localities include Aqrabiyah to the southwest, and to the southeast, to the east and al-Ghassaniya to the northeast. is situated 9 km southeast of Qarha.

, or Qadesh, was an ancient city of the on or near the headwaters or a ford of the . It was of some importance during the Late Bronze Age and is mentioned in the Amarna letters.

Qarha

Latitude
34.62192° or 34° 37′ 19″ north
Longitude
36.44463° or 36° 26′ 41″ east
Elevation
529 metres (1,736 feet)
Open location code
8G6RJCCV+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5194593668
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
269304
Wiki­data ID
Q12232419
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Qarha” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: قرحا
  • Arabic: قرحة
  • Finnish: Qarha
  • French: Qarha
  • German: Qarha
  • Persian: قرحه (عکار)
  • Persian: قرحه

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