Aaqabet el Mqattâlîne

Aaqabet el Mqattâlîne is a ridge in Nabatieh, Lebanon and has an elevation of 624 metres. Aaqabet el Mqattâlîne is situated near the locality El Mayâs, as well as near the village Safad El Battikh.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Toron Castle.

Toron Castle

Castle

Photo: Tdakroub, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Toron, now Tibnin or Tebnine in southern Lebanon, was a major Crusader castle, built in the Lebanon mountains on the road from Tyre to Damascus. The castle was the centre of the Lordship of Toron, a seigneury within the Kingdom of Jerusalem, actually a rear-vassalage of the Principality of Galilee.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tibnin and Baraashit.

Tibnin

Photo: Tdakroub, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tibnin is a municipality spread across several hills located about 25 km east of Tyre, in the heart of what is known as "Jabal Amel" or the mountain of "Amel".

Baraashit

Village

Photo: Shahrourov, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Baraashit, also spelt Brashit, is a municipality located in the Nabatiye Governorate, in the Bint Jbeil District of southern Lebanon, ca. 3.5 kilometres southeast of Tibnin and about 80 kilometres from Beirut.

As-Sultaniyah

Village

Photo: Mohamad Nayef Marwani, CC BY-SA 3.0.

As-Sultaniyah is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District, in southern Lebanon, located just north of Tibnin. It was earlier called el Yehudiyeh. As-Sultaniyah is situated 3 km northwest of Aaqabet el Mqattâlîne.

Aaqabet el Mqattâlîne

Type: Ridge with an elevation of 624 metres
Also known as: “‘Aqabat al Maqattālīn”, “‘Aqabat al Muqātilīn”, “Aaqabet el Mqattaline”, and “Aaqabet el Mqattalîne”
Category: landform
Location: Nabatieh, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.18611° or 33° 11′ 10″ north

Longitude

35.42667° or 35° 25′ 36″ east

Elevation

624 metres (2,047 feet)

Open location code

8G5Q5CPG+CM

GeoNames ID

270198

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In Other Languages

“Aaqabet el Mqattâlîne” goes by many names.

Arabic: “عقبة المقتالين”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: El Mayâs and Safad El Battikh.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jabal ez Zaatar and Aïn el Khâne.

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