Deïr Hrâch
Deïr Hrâch is a monastery in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Deïr Hrâch is situated nearby to the village Ain el-Rihaneh, as well as near Sehaile.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lower Grotto and Bkerké.
Lower Grotto
Cave
The Jeita Grotto is a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres. The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb river valley within the locality of Jeita, 18 kilometres north of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Lower Grotto is situated 2½ km south of Deïr Hrâch.
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 1¼ km west of Deïr Hrâch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ain el-Rihaneh and Sehaile.
Ain el-Rihaneh
Village
Ain el-Rihaneh is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 21 kilometres north of Beirut.
Sehaile
Village
Sehaileh is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 25 kilometers north of Beirut. Its average elevation is 550 meters above sea level and its total land area is 221 hectares.
Daraoun
Village
Daraoun is a village, part of Harissa-Daraoun municipality, located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon.
Deïr Hrâch
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Dayr Ḩarāsh”, “Dayr Ḩrāsh”, and “Deir Hrach”
- Category: religion
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.96806° or 33° 58′ 5″ northLongitude
35.64778° or 35° 38′ 52″ eastElevation
344 metres (1,129 feet)Open location code
8G5QXJ9X+64GeoNames ID
273902
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In Other Languages
“Deïr Hrâch” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير حراش”
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