Ehden

Ehden is a mountainous city in the heart of the northern mountains of and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the . Its residents are the people of , as it is within the .
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Ehdène”, “Ihden”, and “Ihdin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya and Mar Sarkis, Ehden.

Monastery
Photo: Yellaban, Public domain.
Monastery of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya, or Monastery of Qozhaya is a large and important Maronite monastery. It is located in the in the of .

Monastery
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In Ehden, , Mar Sarkis is a monastery of the Antonins. It is located in the of the , in the Qozhaya valley. It overlooks Ehden, , and Hadath El Jebbeh.

Nature reserve
is a nature reserve located in Northern Lebanon. Situated on the north western slopes of , the reserve contains a forest of the cedar of Lebanon, forming part of the country's cultural and natural heritage. is situated 3 km northeast of Ehden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfarsghab and Bane.

Village
Photo: Yellaban, Public domain.
is a village located in the in the of . It is situated in the Valley of Qadisha, which is considered a holy and spiritual place in Eastern Christianity.

Village
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is a Maronite Christian village located in the of the of , overlooking the Holy Valley of Qadisha.

Village
or Beslouqit is a in , in the of . The people of the village are predominantly Maronite Christians.

Ehden

Latitude
34.29066° or 34° 17′ 26″ north
Longitude
35.96568° or 35° 57′ 56″ east
Elevation
1,451 metres (4,760 feet)
Open location code
8G6Q7XR8+77
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5051679201
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
273725
Wiki­data ID
Q611452
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Satellite Map

Discover Ehden from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Ehden” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إهدن”
  • Arabic: “اهدن”
  • Catalan: “Ehden”
  • Catalan: “Ihdin”
  • Dutch: “Ehden”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اهدن”
  • French: “Ehden”
  • German: “Ehden”
  • Hebrew: “אהדן”
  • Hindi: “एहदेन”
  • Irish: “Ehden”
  • Italian: “Ehden”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ehden”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ehden”
  • Norwegian: “Ehden”
  • Persian: “اهدن”
  • Polish: “Ihdan”
  • Polish: “Ihdin”
  • Russian: “Эден”
  • Silesian: “Ihdin”
  • Spanish: “Ehden”
  • Swedish: “Ehden”
  • Urdu: “اہدن”

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