Borj ech Chémâli
Burj el-Shamali is a municipality located some 86 km south of Beirut and 3 km east of the Tyre/Sour peninsula, merging into its urban area. It is located in the Tyre District of the South Governorate of Lebanon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ruins of Tyre Necropolis and Tyre Hippodrome.
Ruins of Tyre Necropolis
Ruins
Photo: Matze187, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The al-Bass necropolis is a Lebanese UNESCO World Heritage Site, part of the al-Bass archaeological site in the city of Tyre situated next to the el-Buss refugee camp. Ruins of Tyre Necropolis is situated 2½ km west of Borj ech Chémâli.
Tyre Hippodrome
Archaeological site
Photo: Ibrahimamirnaeem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tyre Hippodrome, located in the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, is an ancient sporting arena and UNESCO World Heritage site dating back to the second century AD. Tyre Hippodrome is situated 3 km west of Borj ech Chémâli.
El Bass Refugee Camp
Social service facility
Al-Buss camp – also transliterated Bass, Al-Bass, or El-Buss with the definite article spelled either al or el – is one of the twelve Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, located in the Southern Lebanese city of Tyre. El Bass Refugee Camp is situated 3 km west of Borj ech Chémâli.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bazouriyeh and Tayr Debba.
Bazouriyeh
Town
Bazouriyeh is a municipality in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. Bazouriyeh is situated 3 km east of Borj ech Chémâli.
Tayr Debba
Village
Tayr Debba is a municipality in the Tyre District in the South Governorate of Lebanon, located 7 kilometres east of Tyre and 88 kilometers south of Beirut. Tayr Debba is situated 4 km east of Borj ech Chémâli.
Ain Baal
Village
Photo: RomanDeckert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ain Baal is a Lebanese municipality located in the Caza of Tyre in the South Governorate of Lebanon. The municipality is member of Federation of Tyr District Municipalities. Ain Baal is situated 4 km southeast of Borj ech Chémâli.
Borj ech Chémâli
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Borj Chémali”, “Borj ech Chamali”, “Borj ech Chemali”, “Borj ech Chimâli”, “Burj ash Shamālī”, and “Burj esh-Shmali”
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.26222° or 33° 15′ 44″ northLongitude
35.23917° or 35° 14′ 21″ eastElevation
73 metres (240 feet)Open location code
8G5Q766Q+VMGeoNames ID
276130
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In Other Languages
“Borj ech Chémâli” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برج الشمالي”
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