Majdal Anjar
Majdal Anjar is a village of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. Majdal Anjar is an overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim town.
Photo: Dr.bilal, Public domain.- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Majdal ‘Anjar” and “Majdel Aanjar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anjar and Dakoue Roman temple.
Anjar
Anjar, also known as Hawsh Mousa, is a town of Lebanon, near the Syrian border, located in the Bekaa Valley. The population is 2,400, consisting almost entirely of Armenians. Anjar is situated 4 km northeast of Majdal Anjar.
Dakoue Roman temple
Archaeological site
Dakoue is a village located 3 kilometres southwest of Mejdel Anjar, Lebanon. It is predominantly inhabited by shepherds and farmers. Dakoue Roman temple is situated 3 km southwest of Majdal Anjar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sawiri and Khiara.
Sawiri
Village
Sawiri is a town in the eastern part of Lebanon. Mayor is Mohamed Hamze Smiley Arabic: الرئيس محمد حمزه الصميلي Vice Mayor Mahmoud Mohammed Janbien Arabic: الرئيس محمود محمد جانبين Sawiri is located in the West Bekaa District near the Syrian border, in the governorate of Beqaa in the foothills of the eastern mountains. Sawiri is situated 2½ km south of Majdal Anjar.
Khiara
Village
Khiara is a local authority located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. Khiara is situated 5 km west of Majdal Anjar.
Bar Elias
Town
Bar Elias is a town located in the Zahlé District, Bekaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 60,000 inhabitants, mostly Sunni Muslims, it is the second largest town, after Zahlé, in the Zahlé District. Bar Elias is situated 7 km north of Majdal Anjar.
Majdal Anjar
- Categories: human settlement and municipality of Lebanon
- Location: Bekaa, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.70833° or 33° 42′ 30″ north
Longitude
35.9025° or 35° 54′ 9″ east
Elevation
985 metres (3,232 feet)
United Nations Location Code
LB ANJ
Open location code
8G5QPW53+82
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Majdal Anjar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مجدل عنجر”
- Dutch: “Majdal Anjar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مجدل عنجر”
- French: “Majdal Anjar”
- German: “Majdal Anjar”
- Hebrew: “מג’דל ענג’ר”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Majdal Anjar”
- Persian: “مجدل عنجر”
- Spanish: “Majdal Anjar”
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