Bqosta

Bqosta is a municipality in the of the in . It is located 50 kilometres from .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in South Governorate, Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Bqasta Faouqa”, “Bqusţā”, “Buqusţā”, “Fosta Faqa”, “Sharhabil”, and “شرحبيل”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sidon Sea Castle and Sidon Land Castle.

Castle
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sidon's Sea Castle was built by the crusaders in the… is situated 3 km west of Bqosta.

Castle
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle of Saint Louis, also known as Qalaat… is situated 3 km southwest of Bqosta.

Church
… is situated 3 km southwest of Bqosta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bramiyeh and Hlaliyeh Saida.

Village
, also spelled Bramieh, is a municipality…

Village
Hlaliyeh, also spelled Hilalieh, is a municipality of in .

Village
is a municipality in the in South Lebanon.

Bqosta

Latitude
33.57629° or 33° 34′ 35″ north
Longitude
35.39987° or 35° 23′ 60″ east
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
8G5QH9GX+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6051786848
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
276398
Wiki­data ID
Q12198804
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Bqosta” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بقسطا”
  • Arabic: “بقسطة”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بقسطه”
  • French: “Bqosta”
  • German: “Bqosta”
  • Irish: “Bqosta”
  • Italian: “Bkosta”
  • Persian: “بقسطا”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Tal Al Bayda and عبرا الضيعة.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: مسجد هند حجازي and Unviersity of Saint Joseph.

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Worth a closer look: Beirut and Tyre.

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