Horsh Ehden
Horsh Ehden is a nature reserve located in Northern Lebanon. It contains a forest of the cedar of Lebanon, making it a part of the country's cultural and natural heritage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature reserve in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Forêt D’ehdène”, “Horch Ehden”, “Horch Ehden Nature Reserve”, “Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve”, and “Ḩursh Ihdin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mar Sarkis, Ehden.
Mar Sarkis, Ehden
Monastery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
In Ehden, Lebanon, Mar Sarkis is a monastery of the Antonins. It is located in the Zgharta District of the North Governorate, in the Qozhaya valley. It overlooks Ehden, Kfarsghab, Bane and Hadath El Jebbeh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Basloukit and Ehden.
Basloukit
Village
Basloukit or Beslouqit is a village in Zgharta District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon. The people of the village are predominantly Maronite Christians.
Ehden
Town
Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ehden is a mountainous city in the heart of the northern mountains of Lebanon and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the Mount Lebanon Range. Its residents are the people of Zgharta, as it is within the Zgharta District.
Aslout
Village
Aslout is a village in Zgharta District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon. It is a Maronite Christian community.
Horsh Ehden
- Categories: protected area, forest, and recreation area
- Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.30796° or 34° 18′ 29″ northLongitude
35.994° or 35° 59′ 38″ eastElevation
1,476 metres (4,843 feet)Open location code
8G6Q8X5V+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 519115668OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodGeoNames ID
273724Wikidata ID
Q3936486
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Horsh Ehden” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حرش إهدن”
- Arabic: “محمية حرش إهدن الطبيعية”
- Cebuano: “Horch Ehden”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محمية حرش اهدن الطبيعيه”
- French: “la foret d’ehden”
- French: “Réserve naturelle Horch Ehden”
- German: “Horsh Eden”
- Greek: “Δάσος Εχντέν”
- Greek: “Χορς Εχντέν”
- Hebrew: “הורש אהדן”
- Italian: “Riserva di Horsh Eden”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Horsh Ehden naturreservat”
- Persian: “هورش ایدن”
- Swedish: “Horch Ehden”
- Ukrainian: “Хорш Ехден”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Afqa and Sawaqi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ehden Governmental Hospital and Zone de Karting.
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