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.- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Niha”, “Nīḩā”, “Niha Chouf”, “Niha, Chouf”, and “نيحا (الشوف)”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Fortress of Niha.
Fortress of Niha
Castle
The Fortress of Niha is an ancient fortress… 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. Haret Jandal is situated 4 km northwest of Nîha.
Baadarâne
Village
Baadarâne, is an area in Chouf, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Baadarâne is situated 4½ km north of Nîha.
Ammatour
Town
Ammatour is a town and municipality in the Shouf District in Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. 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″ north
Longitude
35.6264° or 35° 37′ 35″ east
Elevation
1,043 metres (3,422 feet)
Open location code
8G5QHJWG+GH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Nîha” goes by many names.
- 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”
- Persian: “نیحا”
- Spanish: “Niha”
- Swedish: “Nîha”
- Urdu: “نیحا، شوف”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bater and Delghani.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Niha Public High School and ملعب نيحا.
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