Nahr al-Kalb
The Nahr al-Kalb is a river in Lebanon. It runs for 31 km from a spring in Jeita near the Jeita Grotto to the Mediterranean Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Dog River (Lebanon)”, “El Kelb River”, “Lycus River (ancient)”, “Nahr al Kalb”, and “Nahr el-Kelb”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Embassy of the United States of America and Marist College Champville.
Embassy of the United States of America
Government office
The Embassy of the United States, Beirut is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America located in the capital city of Beirut, Lebanon. A new embassy complex under construction is anticipated to grow to be the second-largest in the world and occupy a 44 acres site. Embassy of the United States of America is situated 2½ km south of Nahr al-Kalb.
Marist College Champville
College
The Collège Mariste Champville is a private Marist Roman Catholic and French-language educational institution set in Dik El Mehdi, Matn District, Lebanon. Marist College Champville is situated 3 km southeast of Nahr al-Kalb.
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 3½ km east of Nahr al-Kalb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zouk Mosbeh and Dbayeh.
Zouk Mosbeh
Town
Photo: Onceinawhile, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zouk Mosbeh is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 12 kilometers north of Beirut.
Dbayeh
Town
Photo: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0.
Dbayeh is a city in Lebanon located on the Mediterranean Sea in the Matn District, Mount Lebanon, between Beirut and Jounieh. Its inhabitants are almost predominantly Maronite Catholic, with a significant minority of Melkites.
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. Zouk Mikael is situated 2½ km northeast of Nahr al-Kalb.
Nahr al-Kalb
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Nahr al-Kalb” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر الكلب”
- Asturian: “Ríu Nahr al-Kalb”
- Catalan: “Licos de Síria”
- Cebuano: “Nahr el Kalb”
- Dutch: “Nahr al-Kalb”
- French: “Nahr el-Kalb”
- French: “Nahr el-kelb”
- French: “Nahr el-Kelb”
- French: “Nahr El-Kelb”
- German: “Nahr al-Kalb”
- Greek: “Νάαρ αλ-Καλμπ”
- Greek: “Ναχρ αλ-Καλμπ”
- Hebrew: “נהר אל-כלב”
- Japanese: “ナハル・エル＝カルブ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nahr al-Kalb”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nahr al-Kalb”
- Norwegian: “Nahr al-Kalb”
- Persian: “نهرالکلب”
- Polish: “Nahr al-Kalb”
- Romanian: “Nahr al-Kalb”
- Romanian: “Râul Lycos”
- Russian: “Нар-эль-Кальб”
- Russian: “Эль-Кальб”
- Slovenian: “Nahr el-Kalb”
- Spanish: “Nahr al-Kalb”
- Spanish: “Nahr el-Kalb”
- Spanish: “Río del Perro”
- Spanish: “Río Lycos”
- Swedish: “Nahr el Kalb”
- Tatar: “Әль-Кальб елгасы”
- Tatar: “Наһр әль-Кальб”
- Western Armenian: “Նահր ալ Քալպ”
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