Koûaa el Laouz
Koûaa el Laouz is a road bend in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Koûaa el Laouz is situated nearby to the monastery Bkerké, as well as near the town Zouk Mikael.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bkerké and Lower Grotto.
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 350 m above the bay of Jounieh, northeast of Beirut, in Lebanon. Bkerké is situated 290 metres southwest of Koûaa el Laouz.
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 3 km south of Koûaa el Laouz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zouk Mikael and Jounieh.
Zouk Mikael
Town
Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zouk Mikael is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. Its inhabitants are predominantly Melkite and Maronite Catholics.
Jounieh
Photo: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0.
Jounieh is a city in Lebanon. It is closely associated with Beirut, the capital. Jounieh is located 16 km to the 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.
Koûaa el Laouz
- Type: Road bend
- Also known as: “Kouaa el Laouz” and “Kū‘ al Lawz”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.97028° or 33° 58′ 13″ northLongitude
35.635° or 35° 38′ 6″ eastElevation
241 metres (791 feet)Open location code
8G5QXJCM+4XGeoNames ID
272127
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In Other Languages
“Koûaa el Laouz” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كوع اللوز”
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