Ghorfine
Ghorfine is a village in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Ghorfine is situated nearby to the village Aydamoun, as well as near Hosrayel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Memory of Time and Wax Museum.
Memory of Time
Museum
Photo: william, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Byblos Fossil Museum is a museum in Byblos, Lebanon. This museum contains fossil collections of sharks, eels, shrimps, squids, rays, coelacanthes and flying fish. Memory of Time is situated 4 km southwest of Ghorfine.
Wax Museum
Museum
Photo: Freedom’s Falcon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Byblos Wax Museum is a wax museum in Byblos, Lebanon. It displays wax statues and life scenes from the Phoenician era to the modern times. Wax Museum is situated 4 km southwest of Ghorfine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eddeh and Jeddayel.
Eddeh
Village
Photo: Jimy86leb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edde or Eddé village is located 45 km north of Beirut, Lebanon. It rises to an altitude of 210 metres of sea level and covers an area of 398 acres.
Jeddayel
Village
Photo: Georges Aoun, CC BY 3.0.
Jeddayel is a town in the Byblos District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 4 km north of Byblos. Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox and Maronite Christians. Its population is about 1,500.
Byblos
Photo: Karimsaad, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Byblos, also known by its Arabic name of Jbeil, is an ancient Phoenician city located about 35 kilometers north of the capital Beirut in modern day Lebanon. The city has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a popular daytrip from the capital.
Ghorfine
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Gharfīn”, “Gharfine”, “Gharfîne”, “Gherfine”, “Ghirfeen”, “Ghorfîne”, and “Ghurfīn”
- Category: locality
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.15329° or 34° 9′ 12″ northLongitude
35.66361° or 35° 39′ 49″ eastElevation
282 metres (925 feet)Open location code
8G6Q5M37+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 6148264489OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
274991
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Ghorfine” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aydamoun and Hosrayel.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abandoned Maronite village and Edde Club.
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