Deir Houb monastry
Deir Houb monastry is a place of worship in North Lebanon, Lebanon and has an elevation of 1,348 metres. Deir Houb monastry is situated nearby to the village Tannourine, as well as near Laqlouq.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baatara gorge waterfall.
Baatara gorge waterfall
Waterfall
Photo: Elie plus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Baatara gorge sinkhole is a waterfall in the Batroun district of Lebanon near the village of Chatine in the town of Tannourine. The waterfall drops 255 metres into the Balaa Pothole, a cave of Jurassic limestone located on the Lebanon Mountain Trail. Baatara gorge waterfall is situated 3½ km southwest of Deir Houb monastry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tannourine and Laqlouq.
Tannourine
Village
Photo: Canaïma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tannourine is a Lebanese town located in the Batroun District, part of the Governorate of North Lebanon, 80 km from the capital Beirut. Tannourine is formed by a cluster of mountain settlements located in the highs of the Batroun District, the largest of which is Tannourine El-Fawqa, followed by Chatine,Tannourine El-Tahta, and Wata Houb.
Laqlouq
Village
Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Laqlouq, also spelled Laklouk and also known as ′Arab Laqlouq is a small mountainous village in mountainous area in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. Laqlouq is situated 6 km south of Deir Houb monastry.
Bcheale
Village
Bchaaleh, alternatively spelled Bcheale, Bchealeh or Bshaaleh, is a village in the Batroun District of the North Governorate in Lebanon. It had 1,456 eligible voters in the 2009 elections, and the residents mainly belonged to the Maronite Church. Bcheale is situated 7 km west of Deir Houb monastry.
Deir Houb monastry
- Type: Place of worship
- Also known as: “Dayr Ḩūb”, “Deir Haub”, “Deir Houb”, and “Deïr Hoûb”
- Category: religion
- Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.19267° or 34° 11′ 34″ northLongitude
35.8986° or 35° 53′ 55″ eastElevation
1,348 metres (4,423 feet)Open location code
8G6Q5VVX+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 5616458924OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipGeoNames ID
273896
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