Aïn el Qalaa

Aïn el Qalaa is a spring in North Lebanon, Lebanon and has an elevation of 1,533 metres. Aïn el Qalaa is situated nearby to the locality Khatlîna, as well as near Ard Aabs.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya and Monastery of our Lady of Qannoubine Qadisha.

Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya

Monastery

Photo: Yellaban, Public domain.

Monastery of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya, or Monastery of Qozhaya is a large and important Maronite monastery. It is located in the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon.

Monastery of our Lady of Qannoubine Qadisha

Place of worship

Qannoubine is a medieval monastery located within the Qannoubine region of the Kadisha Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lebanon.

Mar Sarkis, Ehden

Monastery

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

In Ehden, Lebanon, Mar Sarkis is a monastery of the Antonins. It is located in the Zgharta District of the North Governorate, in the Qozhaya valley. It overlooks Ehden, Kfarsghab, Bane and Hadath El Jebbeh. Mar Sarkis, Ehden is situated 2½ km northeast of Aïn el Qalaa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfarsghab and Bane.

Kfarsghab

Village

Photo: Yellaban, Public domain.

Kfarsghab is a village located in the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It is situated in the Valley of Qadisha, which is considered a holy and spiritual place in Eastern Christianity.

Bane

Village

Photo: Yellaban, Public domain.

Bane is a Maronite Christian village located in the Bsharri District, in the North Governorate of Lebanon.

Ehden

Town

Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ehden is a mountainous city in the heart of the northern mountains of Lebanon and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the Mount Lebanon Range. Its residents are the people of Zgharta, as it is within the Zgharta District.

Aïn el Qalaa

Type: Spring
Also known as: “‘Ayn al Qal‘ah” and “Ain el Qalaa”
Category: body of water
Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

34.26889° or 34° 16′ 8″ north

Longitude

35.96694° or 35° 58′ 1″ east

Elevation

1,533 metres (5,030 feet)

Open location code

8G6Q7X98+HQ

GeoNames ID

269619

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