Khallet el Moughâra

Khallet el Moughâra is a ravine in Nabatieh, Lebanon and has an elevation of 508 metres. Khallet el Moughâra is situated nearby to the locality El Khraïbé, as well as near Es Souaïdîyé.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Khiam Detention Center.

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 4 km southwest of Khallet el Moughâra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rashaya al-Foukhar and Kfar Hamam.

Rashaya al-Foukhar

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Rashaya al-Foukhar, is a municipality in the district of Hasbaya in the Nabatiye Governorate in southern Lebanon. It is located on the western slopes of Mount Hermon at an altitude starting at 750 m with the highest summit being at 1,250 m. Rashaya al-Foukhar is situated 3 km northeast of Khallet el Moughâra.

Kfar Hamam

Village

Kfar Hamam is a municipality located in the Arqoob region in the Hasbaya District in Southern Lebanon, which lies on the eastern side of the Nabatieh Governorate. Kfar Hamam is situated 3½ km east of Khallet el Moughâra.

Khiam

Village

Photo: Leb500, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Khiam is a municipality in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon. Parts of Khiam are currently occupied by Israel as part of their occupation of southern Lebanon. Khiam is situated 3½ km southwest of Khallet el Moughâra.

Khallet el Moughâra

Type: Ravine with an elevation of 508 metres
Also known as: “Khallat al Maghārah” and “Khallet el Moughara”
Category: body of water
Location: Nabatieh, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.34217° or 33° 20′ 32″ north

Longitude

35.64147° or 35° 38′ 29″ east

Elevation

508 metres (1,667 feet)

Open location code

8G5Q8JRR+VH

GeoNames ID

271973

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In Other Languages

“Khallet el Moughâra” goes by many names.

Arabic: “خلة المغارة”

Localities in the Area

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