Houla

Houla is a municipality in , near the border with northern , located on the southern side of the Litani river. The village maintains its cultural traditions to the present day, and holds village festivals.
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of around 900 metres (2,950 feet)
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as
    “Al Ḩūlah”
    “Ḩawlā”
    “Houla, Lebanon”
    “Houlé”
    “Ḩūlā”
    “Ḩūlah”

Places of Interest

Discover Har Shanan and Hunin Fortress.
Archaeological site
is an archaeological site.
3 km northeast of Houla
Military installation
is a military installation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Markaba and Margaliyyot.
Village
is a 808 ha municipality located at municipality at , .
3 km north of Houla
Chaver83, Public domain.
Village
Margaliot is a moshav in northern .
3 km east of Houla
is a kibbutz in northern .
3 km southeast of Houla
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Latitude
33.20895° or 33° 12′ 32″ north
Longitude
35.51528° or 35° 30′ 55″ east
Open location code
8G5Q6G58+H4
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Houla” goes by many names.
حولاArabic
HulaDutch
حولاEgyptian Arabic
חול’אHebrew
חול’הHebrew
HulaIrish
HoulaItalian
HulaNorwegian
HulaNorwegian Bokmål
Hula i LibanonNorwegian Nynorsk
حولاPersian
HulaPolish
حولہ، لبنانUrdu

Places with the Same Name

Localities in the Area

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