Balaaïs

Balaaïs is a locality in North Lebanon, Lebanon and has an elevation of 1,293 metres. Balaaïs is situated nearby to the locality Mazraat Bolhos, as well as near Sahlet el Aazeb.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya and Mar Sarkis, Ehden.

Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya

Monastery

Photo: Yellaban, Public domain.

Monastery of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya, or Monastery of Qozhaya is a large and important Maronite monastery. It is located in the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon.

Mar Sarkis, Ehden

Monastery

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In Ehden, Lebanon, Mar Sarkis is a monastery of the Antonins. It is located in the Zgharta District of the North Governorate, in the Qozhaya valley. It overlooks Ehden, Kfarsghab, Bane and Hadath El Jebbeh. Mar Sarkis, Ehden is situated 3½ km east of Balaaïs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ejbeh and Arbet Kozhaya.

Ejbeh

Village

Ejbeh is a village in the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. Its population is Maronite Catholic. As of 2022, the village had 165 registered voters, 31 of whom were Diaspora voters.

Arbet Kozhaya

Village

Arbet Kozhaya, also known as Arbet Qozhaya or Arabet Kozhaya, is one of the fifty-six towns and villages, which make up the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. The population is mainly Maronite Christian.

Ehden

Town

Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ehden is a mountainous city in the heart of the northern mountains of Lebanon and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the Mount Lebanon Range. Its residents are the people of Zgharta, as it is within the Zgharta District.

Balaaïs

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Balaais”, “Belâhiss”, and “Blāḩis”
Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

34.29861° or 34° 17′ 55″ north

Longitude

35.94389° or 35° 56′ 38″ east

Elevation

1,293 metres (4,242 feet)

Open location code

8G6Q7WXV+CH

GeoNames ID

276431

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