Aïn el Mélha
Aïn el Mélha is a spring in Mohafazat Nabatîyé, Lebanon. Aïn el Mélha is situated nearby to the locality En Naouâbît, as well as near Râs Mloûk.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tell Dibbine and Khiam Detention Center.
Tell Dibbine
Archaeological site
Tell Dibbine is an archaeological site 2 km north of Marjayoun in the plain of El Marj in the Nabatieh Governorate. It dates at least to the Neolithic.
Khiam Detention Center
Photo: Bertilvidet, CC BY 2.5.
The Khiam detention center was an army barracks complex originally used by the French military in the 1930s in Khiam, French Lebanon. Following the establishment of independent Lebanon in 1946, it was used by the Lebanese military until the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975, during which time it came under the control of the South Lebanon Army, an Israel-backed Lebanese Christian militia. Khiam Detention Center is situated 3 km southeast of Aïn el Mélha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marjayoun and Al-Qlaiaah.
Marjayoun
Marjayoun or Jdeidet Marjayoun, also Marj 'Ayoun, Marjuyun or Marjeyoun and Jdeideh / Jdeida / Jdeidet Marjeyoun, is a municipality in the Marjeyoun District, Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon.
Al-Qlaiaah
Village
Al-Qlaiaah is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon. The inhabitants are mainly Maronite Christians.
Al-Khiyam
Village
Photo: Leb500, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-Khiyam is a large town and municipality in the Nabatieh Governorate of Southern Lebanon.
Aïn el Mélha
- Type: Spring
- Also known as: “‘Ayn al Māliḩah” and “Ain el Melha”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Mohafazat Nabatîyé, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.34194° or 33° 20′ 31″ northLongitude
35.59083° or 35° 35′ 27″ eastElevation
564 metres (1,850 feet)Open location code
8G5Q8HRR+Q8GeoNames ID
271810
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In Other Languages
“Aïn el Mélha” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عين المالحة”
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Localities in the Area
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