Blida

Blida is a municipality in in southern .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Balīdā”, “Bleeda”, and “Blida, Lebanon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kedesh.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was an ancient Canaanite and later Israelite settlement in , mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. Its remains are located in Tel , 3 km northeast of the modern in on the Israeli- border. is situated 3½ km southeast of Blida.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muhaibib and Meiss Ej Jabal.

Village
, also spelled Mhaibib, is a municipality in the in southern . holds a shrine to Benjamin, who Islam considers a prophet, which attracts pilgrims and visitors.

Town
or Mais aj-Jabal is a municipality in the in . is situated 3½ km north of Blida.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located on the Naftali Mountains of the , near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 636. is situated 3½ km east of Blida.

Blida

Latitude
33.13983° or 33° 8′ 23″ north
Longitude
35.51527° or 35° 30′ 55″ east
Elevation
580 metres (1,903 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q4GQ8+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5750126956
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
276429
Wiki­data ID
Q884046
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Satellite Map

Discover Blida from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Blida” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بليدا”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بليدا”
  • French: “Blida”
  • German: “Blida (Süd-Libanon)”
  • German: “Blida”
  • Hebrew: “בלידא”
  • Irish: “Blida”
  • Italian: “Blida”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Blida”
  • Norwegian: “Blida”
  • Persian: “بلیدا، مرجعیون”
  • Persian: “بلیدا”
  • Polish: “Blida”
  • Urdu: “بلیدا، لبنان”

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