Mghâret ed Dabaa
Mghâret ed Dabaa is a cave in South Governorate, Lebanon. Mghâret ed Dabaa is situated nearby to the town Maghdouché, as well as near the village Qennarit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Our Lady of Mantara and Ain al-Hilweh.
Our Lady of Mantara
Wayside cross
Photo: Philippe48, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Our Lady of Mantara is a Melkite Greek Catholic Marian shrine in Maghdouché, Lebanon, discovered on 8 September 1721 by a young shepherd. The grotto, which according to a legend dates to ancient times, was subsequently cared after by Monsignor Eftemios Saïfi, Melkite Catholic bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon. Our Lady of Mantara is situated 2 km northwest of Mghâret ed Dabaa.
Ain al-Hilweh
Social service facility
Ain al-Hilweh, also spelled as Ayn al-Hilweh and Ein El Hilweh, is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. It had a population of over 70,000 Palestinian refugees but swelled to nearly 120,000, as a result of influx of refugees from Syria since 2011. Ain al-Hilweh is situated 3½ km north of Mghâret ed Dabaa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maghdouché and Qennarit.
Maghdouché
Town
Photo: Philbous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maghdouché is a municipality in the South Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 50 km south of Beirut and 8 km southeast of Sidon. The village lies 3 km inland from the Mediterranean, occupying a hill with elevation ranging between 200 and 229 meters above sea level.
Qennarit
Village
Qennarit is a municipality in the Sidon District in Lebanon. It is located 51 km southeast of Beirut.
Ghazieh
Town
Al-Ghaziyah or Ghazieh is a municipality in South Lebanon, 4 kilometres south of Saida. It has an area of about 15sq km. Al-Ghaziyah is one of the largest businesses hubs in South Lebanon and it houses a large fuel refinery.
Mghâret ed Dabaa
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Maghārat aḑ Ḑab‘”, “Mgharet ed Dabaa”, and “Mughārat aḑ Ḑab‘”
- Category: landform
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.51306° or 33° 30′ 47″ northLongitude
35.38917° or 35° 23′ 21″ eastElevation
184 metres (604 feet)Open location code
8G5QG97Q+6MGeoNames ID
275970
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In Other Languages
“Mghâret ed Dabaa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مغارة الضبع”
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