Nahr el Barghoût
Nahr el Barghoût is a stream in South Governorate, Lebanon. Nahr el Barghoût is situated nearby to the locality El Qiddîs, as well as near Ez Zaaroûr.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sidon Land Castle and Sidon Sea Castle.
Sidon Land Castle
Castle
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle of Saint Louis, also known as Qalaat al Muizz or the Land Castle, is a ruined castle in Sidon, Lebanon. It was built in 1254 by French crusaders on the site of an earlier Fatimid fortress, and was altered a number of times until the 17th century.
Sidon Sea Castle
Castle
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sidon's Sea Castle was built by the crusaders in the thirteenth century as a fortress of the Holy Land. It is one of the most prominent historical sites in the port city of Sidon, Lebanon.
Sidon Soap Museum
Museum
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Soap Museum is a museum based in a historic soap factory in Sidon, Lebanon specialized in Levantine soaps. It opened in November 2000 and is managed by the Audi Foundation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sidon and Darb as-Sim.
Sidon
Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sidon is a city in Lebanon. The people are largely Sunni Muslims. The main attraction of Sidon is its Sea Castle, built by the Crusaders in the 13th century.
Darb as-Sim
Village
Darb as-Sim is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon. Darb as-Sim is situated 2½ km southeast of Nahr el Barghoût.
Hlaliyeh Saida
Village
Al-Helaliyah, also spelled Hilalieh, is a municipality of Sidon in Lebanon. It is located 43 kilometres from Beirut. Hlaliyeh Saida is situated 2½ km northeast of Nahr el Barghoût.
Nahr el Barghoût
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Nahr al Barghūt”, “Nahr al Burghūth”, “Nahr Barghut”, “Nahr Barghūth”, and “Nahr el Barghout”
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.55583° or 33° 33′ 21″ northLongitude
35.3675° or 35° 22′ 3″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
8G5QH949+82GeoNames ID
276153
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In Other Languages
“Nahr el Barghoût” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر البرغوت”
Localities in the Area
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