Mâr Aabda
Mâr Aabda is a monastery in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Mâr Aabda is situated nearby to the town Zouk Mosbeh, as well as near the village Ain el-Rihaneh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lower Grotto and Marist College Champville.
Lower Grotto
Cave
The Jeita Grotto is a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres. The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb river valley within the locality of Jeita, 18 kilometres north of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Lower Grotto is situated 1½ km east of Mâr Aabda.
Marist College Champville
College
The Collège Mariste Champville is a private Marist Roman Catholic and French-language educational institution set in Dik El Mehdi, Matn District, Lebanon. Marist College Champville is situated 1½ km southwest of Mâr Aabda.
Bkerké
Monastery
Photo: J.Hassoun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bkerké is the episcopal see of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronite Church in Lebanon, located 650 m above the bay of Jounieh, northeast of Beirut, in Lebanon. Bkerké is situated 2½ km north of Mâr Aabda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jeita and Zouk Mosbeh.
Jeita
Photo: Freedom’s Falcon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jeita is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 20 kilometres north of Beirut.
Zouk Mosbeh
Town
Photo: Onceinawhile, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zouk Mosbeh is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 12 kilometers north of Beirut.
Ain el-Rihaneh
Village
Ain el-Rihaneh is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 21 kilometres north of Beirut. Ain el-Rihaneh is situated 2½ km northeast of Mâr Aabda.
Mâr Aabda
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Mār ‘Abdā” and “Mar Aabda”
- Category: religion
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.94417° or 33° 56′ 39″ northLongitude
35.62806° or 35° 37′ 41″ eastElevation
145 metres (476 feet)Open location code
8G5QWJVH+M6GeoNames ID
271643
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In Other Languages
“Mâr Aabda” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مار عبدا”
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