Borj el Qibli
Borj el Qibli is a locality in South Governorate, Lebanon. Borj el Qibli is situated nearby to the locality Khallet Abou Haïdar, as well as near Dahr el Qassaâ.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tyre Hippodrome and Ruins of Tyre Necropolis.
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 northwest of Borj el Qibli.
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 3 km northwest of Borj el Qibli.
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 3½ km northwest of Borj el Qibli.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain and Batoulay.
Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain
Village
Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain is a place abounding with immense fountains, with reservoirs and aqueducts 6 kilometers south of Tyre, and ca. 77 kilometers south of Beirut, in the South Governorate, in the municipality of Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain. Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain is situated 3 km southwest of Borj el Qibli.
Batoulay
Village
Batoulay (old name: Beit Hulei, is a municipality in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. Batoulay is situated 3½ km southeast of Borj el Qibli.
Al-Bazouriyah
Town
Al-Bazouriyah is a municipality in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. Al-Bazouriyah is situated 3½ km east of Borj el Qibli.
Borj el Qibli
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Borj el Qibleh”, “Borj el Qoble”, “Borj el Qoblé”, “Borj Qibli”, “Burj al Qiblah”, “Burj al Qiblī”, “Burj el-Qibli”, and “Burj Qibli”
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.24916° or 33° 14′ 57″ northLongitude
35.23506° or 35° 14′ 6″ eastElevation
76 metres (249 feet)Open location code
8G5Q66XP+M2GeoNames ID
276135
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In Other Languages
“Borj el Qibli” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برج القبلة”
- Arabic: “برج القبلي”
Localities in the Area
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