Nîha
Niha is a town in the Chouf which belongs to Mount Lebanon of Lebanon. The town is 44 miles from Beirut and it has about 3,750 hectares; there are 6,500 inhabitants of Druze and Christian.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Niha”, “Nīḩā”, “Niha Chouf”, and “Niha, Chouf”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fortress of Niha.
Fortress of Niha
Castle
The Fortress of Niha is an ancient fortress in Lebanon, first mentioned in historical records in 975 AD. It is located in the municipality of Niha Chouf in Lebanon, and is today visited as cultural heritage in the Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve. Fortress of Niha is situated 2½ km southwest of Nîha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haret Jandal and Baadarâne.
Haret Jandal
Village
Haret Jandal is a municipality in the Chouf District of Lebanon. It is 850 meters above sea level. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze. Haret Jandal is situated 4 km northwest of Nîha.
Baadarâne
Village
Baadarâne, is an area in Chouf, Mont Liban, Lebanon. Baadarane is 60 kilometres away from Beirut at an elevation of 1,050 meters. Baadarane is a town with an elevation of 1050m. Baadarâne is situated 4½ km north of Nîha.
Ammatour
Town
Photo: Fabousha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ammatour is a town and municipality in the Shouf District in Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. It lies 57 km southeast of Beirut, at an elevation of between 800 and 1,050 meters above sea level. Ammatour is situated 5 km north of Nîha.
Nîha
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.59632° or 33° 35′ 47″ northLongitude
35.6264° or 35° 37′ 35″ eastElevation
1,043 metres (3,422 feet)Open location code
8G5QHJWG+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 382978975OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Nîha” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نيحا (الشوف)”
- Arabic: “نيحا الشوف”
- Arabic: “نيحا”
- Azerbaijani: “Niha Çouf”
- Cebuano: “Nîha”
- Dutch: “Niha Chouf”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نيحا”
- French: “Niha (ville)”
- French: “Niha”
- German: “Niha”
- Hebrew: “ניחא אלשוף”
- Italian: “Niha (città)”
- Italian: “Niha”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Niha”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Niha Chouf”
- Norwegian: “Niha”
- Persian: “نیحا، الشوف”
- Spanish: “Niha”
- Swedish: “Nîha”
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Highlights include Niha Public High School and ملعب نيحا.
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