Chîr el Knîssé

Chîr el Knîssé is a cliff in , and has an elevation of 1,244 metres. Chîr el Knîssé is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zahle and Fourzol.

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Zahlé is a city in eastern Lebanon, and the capital and largest city of , . With around 150,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Lebanon after and and the fourth-largest taking the whole urban area.

Village
Ferzol, also spelled Forzol, Ferzul or , is a village located in the of the in Lebanon. It lies approximately six to eight kilometres north of , the principal city of the , along the road toward , at an elevation of roughly 1,000 metres above sea level. is situated 5 km east of Chîr el Knîssé.

Town
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is a town in the Bekaa Valley in the of Lebanon. It has a population of around 20,000 Lebanese, mostly Sunni Muslims. lies 47 kilometres from Beirut. is situated 5 km south of Chîr el Knîssé.

Chîr el Knîssé

Latitude
33.86667° or 33° 52′ north
Longitude
35.89167° or 35° 53′ 30″ east
Elevation
1,244 metres (4,081 feet)
Open location code
8G5QVV8R+MM
Geo­Names ID
272766
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