Dhour El Choueir

Dhour El Choueir, sometimes Dhour Shweir, is a mountain town in Lebanon located in the . It lies slightly north of the main - highway, overlooking the city of Beirut and the Mediterranean sea, some 30 km from Beirut and 42 km from Beirut International Airport in .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Choueir”, “Dhour ech Choueir”, “Dhour El Shweir”, “Dhour Shweir”, “Douhoûr ech Choueïr”, “Dour Choueir”, “Duhur al-Shuayr”, “Ḑuhūr ash Shuwayr”, “Showeir”, “Shuwair”, “Shweir”, and “شوير”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Saint Michael Church.

Church
Photo: Marsupium, CC BY 4.0.
is situated 3 km northwest of Dhour El Choueir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Duwar and Kaakour.

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Dhour El Choueir

Latitude
33.91049° or 33° 54′ 38″ north
Longitude
35.71192° or 35° 42′ 43″ east
Elevation
1,274 metres (4,180 feet)
Open location code
8G5QWP66+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8121397339
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
275447
Wiki­data ID
Q2737478
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Dhour El Choueir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ضهور الشوير”
  • Cebuano: “Dhoûr ech Choueïr”
  • Dutch: “Dhour El Choueir”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ضهور الشوير”
  • French: “Dhour Choueir”
  • French: “Dhour El Choueir”
  • German: “Dhour El Choueir”
  • Hebrew: “דהור א-שווייר”
  • Italian: “Duhur al-Shuwayr”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dhour El Choueir”
  • Pampanga: “Dhour El Choueir”
  • Persian: “ضهور الشویر”
  • Scots: “Dhour El Choueir”
  • Spanish: “Dhour Al-Shweir”
  • Swedish: “Dhoûr ech Choueïr”
  • Urdu: “ضہور الشویر”
  • “Dhour Choueir”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Aayroun and Ain El Safsaf.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dhour El Shweir Church and Dhour Choueir Municipality.

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