Bar Elias

Bar Elias is a town located in the , Bekaa Governorate, . With around 60,000 inhabitants, mostly Sunni Muslims, it is the second largest town, after , in the Zahlé District.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Barelias”, “Barr Elias”, “Barr Eliâs”, “Barr Ilyās”, and “Berr Elyās”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saadnayel and Taalabaya.

Town
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in the Bekaa Valley in the of Lebanon. It has a population of around 20,000 Lebanese, mostly Sunni Muslims. lies 47 kilometres from Beirut. is situated 5 km northwest of Bar Elias.

Village
, is a village located in the of the in . is situated 6 km northwest of Bar Elias.

Town
Photo: Eternalsleeper, Public domain.
is a town in in the fertile located between the and . It is located halfway on the – highway. is situated 6 km northwest of Bar Elias.

Bar Elias

Latitude
33.77435° or 33° 46′ 28″ north
Longitude
35.90439° or 35° 54′ 16″ east
Elevation
880 metres (2,887 feet)
Open location code
8G5QQWF3+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5322872469
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
276955
Wiki­data ID
Q808065
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Bar Elias” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بر إلياس”
  • Arabic: “بر الياس”
  • Dutch: “Barelias”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بر الياس”
  • French: “Bar Elias”
  • French: “Barelias”
  • German: “Bar Elias”
  • German: “Barelias”
  • Hebrew: “בר אליאס”
  • Irish: “Barelias”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Barelias”
  • Persian: “بر الياس”
  • Persian: “بر الیاس”
  • Urdu: “بر الیاس”

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