Ballouneh
Ballouneh is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 18 kilometers north of Beirut.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town
- Description: municipality in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
- Also known as: “Balloune”, “Balloûné”, “Ballūnah”, “Balluneh”, and “Ballūnih”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lower Grotto and Saint Michael Church.
Lower Grotto
Cave
The Jeita Grotto is a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres. The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb river valley within the locality of Jeita, 18 kilometres north of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Lower Grotto is situated 3 km west of Ballouneh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sehaile and Daraya.
Sehaile
Village
Sehaileh is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 25 kilometers north of Beirut. Its average elevation is 550 meters above sea level and its total land area is 221 hectares.
Daraya
Village
Daraya is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 21 kilometres north of Beirut.
Ain el-Rihaneh
Village
Ain el-Rihaneh is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 21 kilometres north of Beirut. Ain el-Rihaneh is situated 3 km west of Ballouneh.
Ballouneh
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.95369° or 33° 57′ 13″ northLongitude
35.67668° or 35° 40′ 36″ eastElevation
662 metres (2,172 feet)Open location code
8G5QXM3G+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 4947219586OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Ballouneh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بلونة”
- Arabic: “بلّونة”
- Dutch: “Ballouneh”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بلونه”
- French: “Ballouneh”
- Irish: “Ballouneh”
- Italian: “Ballouneh”
- Persian: “بلونه، کسروان”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ajaltoun and Mrah El Mir.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Municipality of Ballouneh and St. Elias Church.
Mount Lebanon: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Byblos, Jounieh, Deir el Qamar, and Jeita.
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