Qalaat Salloum
Qalaat Salloum is a hill in Nabatieh, Lebanon and has an elevation of 707 metres. Qalaat Salloum is situated nearby to the locality El Ktaïfé, as well as near the village Khiam.Places of Interest
Highlights include Khiam Detention Center and Tell Dibbine.
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.
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. Tell Dibbine is situated 3 km northwest of Qalaat Salloum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khiam and Marjayoun.
Khiam
Village
Photo: Leb500, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Khiam is a municipality in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon. Parts of Khiam are currently occupied by Israel as part of their occupation of southern Lebanon.
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.
Al-Qlayaa
Village
Al-Qlayaa is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon. The inhabitants are mainly Maronite Christians. Al-Qlayaa is situated 4 km west of Qalaat Salloum.
Qalaat Salloum
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 707 metres
- Also known as: “Qal‘at Sallūm”
- Category: landform
- Location: Nabatieh, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.33278° or 33° 19′ 58″ northLongitude
35.61583° or 35° 36′ 57″ eastElevation
707 metres (2,320 feet)Open location code
8G5Q8JM8+48GeoNames ID
269403
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In Other Languages
“Qalaat Salloum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة سلوم”
Localities in the Area
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