Birket Aarous
Birket Aarous is a spring in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon and has an elevation of 2,782 metres. Birket Aarous is situated nearby to the village Aayoun Orghoush, as well as near the locality Chîr el Hamâm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Qurnat as Sawda’.
Qurnat as Sawda’
Peak
Photo: Erwin Franzen, Public domain.
Qurnat as Sawdā is the highest point in Lebanon and the Levant, at 3,088 m above sea level. It is the summit of Jabal al Makmel, a mountain range in Bsharri, North Lebanon. Qurnat as Sawda’ is situated 3 km west of Birket Aarous.
Birket Aarous
- Type: Spring
- Also known as: “Birkat ‘Arūs”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.29111° or 34° 17′ 28″ northLongitude
36.14556° or 36° 8′ 44″ eastElevation
2,782 metres (9,127 feet)Open location code
8G6R74RW+C6GeoNames ID
276491
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In Other Languages
“Birket Aarous” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بركة عروس”
Localities in the Area
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