Hâret ech Cheïkh Skandar
Hâret ech Cheïkh Skandar is a locality in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Hâret ech Cheïkh Skandar is situated nearby to the locality Shaïlé, as well as near the village Sehaile.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sehaile and Ain el-Rihaneh.
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.
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.
Jeita
Photo: Freedom’s Falcon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jeita is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 20 kilometres north of Beirut.
Hâret ech Cheïkh Skandar
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ḩārat ash Shaykh Iskandar” and “Haret ech Cheikh Skandar”
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.95722° or 33° 57′ 26″ northLongitude
35.65611° or 35° 39′ 22″ eastElevation
518 metres (1,699 feet)Open location code
8G5QXM44+VCGeoNames ID
274447
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In Other Languages
“Hâret ech Cheïkh Skandar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حارة الشيخ إسكندر”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shaïlé and Ed Daoura.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jisr el Ochâq and Horch Mâr Moûssa.
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