Bar Elias
Bar Elias is a town located in the Zahlé District, Bekaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 40,000 inhabitants, mostly Sunni Muslims, it is the second largest town, after Zahlé, in the Zahlé District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Saadnayel
Town
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saadnayel is a town in the Bekaa Valley in the Zahlé District of Lebanon. It has a population of around 20,000 Lebanese, mostly Sunni Muslims. Saadnayel lies 47 kilometres from Beirut. Saadnayel is situated 5 km northwest of Bar Elias.
Taalabaya
Village
Taalabaya, is a village located in the Zahlé District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. Taalabaya is situated 6 km northwest of Bar Elias.
Chtaura
Town
Photo: Eternalsleeper, Public domain.
Chtaura is a town in Lebanon in the fertile Beqaa valley located between the Mount Lebanon and Syria. It is located halfway on the Beirut–Damascus highway. Chtaura is situated 6 km northwest of Bar Elias.
Bar Elias
- Categories: human settlement, municipality of Lebanon, village/town/city in Lebanon, and locality
- Location: Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.77435° or 33° 46′ 28″ northLongitude
35.90439° or 35° 54′ 16″ eastElevation
880 metres (2,887 feet)Open location code
8G5QQWF3+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 5322872469OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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