Deïr el Bnêt
Deïr el Bnêt is a monastery in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Deïr el Bnêt is situated nearby to the village Blat, as well as near Eddeh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Memory of Time and Wax Museum.
Memory of Time
Museum
Photo: william, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Byblos Fossil Museum is a museum in Byblos, Lebanon. This museum contains fossil collections of sharks, eels, shrimps, squids, rays, coelacanthes and flying fish. Memory of Time is situated 1½ km southwest of Deïr el Bnêt.
Wax Museum
Museum
Photo: Freedom’s Falcon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Byblos Wax Museum is a wax museum in Byblos, Lebanon. It displays wax statues and life scenes from the Phoenician era to the modern times. Wax Museum is situated 1½ km west of Deïr el Bnêt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Byblos and Blat.
Byblos
Photo: Karimsaad, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Byblos, also known by its Arabic name of Jbeil, is an ancient Phoenician city located about 35 kilometers north of the capital Beirut in modern day Lebanon. The city has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a popular daytrip from the capital.
Blat
Village
Blat is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is a suburb of Byblos and is 40 kilometers north of Beirut. Blat has an average elevation of 190 meters above sea level and a total land area of 683 hectares.
Eddeh
Village
Photo: Jimy86leb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edde or Eddé village is located 45 km north of Beirut, Lebanon. It rises to an altitude of 210 metres of sea level and covers an area of 398 acres.
Deïr el Bnêt
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Dayr al Banāt”, “Deir el Banâte”, “Deir el Benatt”, and “Deir el Bnet”
- Category: religion
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.12694° or 34° 7′ 37″ northLongitude
35.6625° or 35° 39′ 45″ eastElevation
163 metres (535 feet)Open location code
8G6Q4MG6+QXGeoNames ID
277043
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In Other Languages
“Deïr el Bnêt” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير البنات”
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