Middle East
Lebanon
Beqaa Governorate

Niha

Niha is a village in the Bekaa Valley about 18 km north of . It is famous for its Roman archeological ruins in the outskirts, and in particular two lower Roman temples that date back to the 1st century AD.
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Photo: Nmaluf, Public domain.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Nîha”, “Nīḩā”, “Niha Bekaa”, and “Niha, Zahlé”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Temnin el-Foka and Temnine El Tehta.

Village
Photo: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village located approximately 28 kilometers southwest of in the , in the Beqaa valley of , at an altitude of 1100 meters above sea level.

Village
Temnine Et Tahta is a village located in the of the in . is situated 2½ km southeast of Niha.

Village
Ferzol, also spelled Forzol, Ferzul or , is a village located in the of the in Lebanon. El is situated south of Nabi Ayla, and west of Ablah. is situated 3 km southwest of Niha.

Niha

Latitude
33.89312° or 33° 53′ 35″ north
Longitude
35.96439° or 35° 57′ 52″ east
Elevation
1,092 metres (3,583 feet)
Open location code
8G5QVXV7+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5167083813
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
269797
Wiki­data ID
Q1989857
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Niha” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نيحا”
  • Dutch: “Niha Bekaa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نيحا”
  • French: “Niha”
  • German: “Niha Bekaa”
  • German: “Niha”
  • Italian: “Niha Bekaa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Niha Bekaa”
  • Persian: “نيحا”
  • Persian: “نیحا”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Niha”. Photo: Nmaluf, Public domain.