Balaa

Balaa is a village in , and has an elevation of 1,491 metres. Balaa is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baatara gorge waterfall.

Waterfall
Photo: Elie plus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Baatara gorge sinkhole is a waterfall in the Batroun district of near the village of Chatine in the town of . The waterfall drops 255 metres into the Balaa Pothole, a cave of Jurassic limestone located on the Lebanon Mountain Trail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tannourine and Laqlouq.

Village
Photo: Canaïma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town located in the Batroun District, part of the Governorate of , 80 km from the capital . is formed by a cluster of mountain settlements located in the highs of the Batroun District, the largest of which is El-Fawqa, followed by Chatine,Tannourine El-Tahta, and Wata Houb. is situated 2½ km east of Balaa.

Village
Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also spelled Laklouk and also known as ′Arab is a small mountainous village in mountainous area in the of , . is situated 4½ km south of Balaa.

Village
Bchaaleh, alternatively spelled , Bchealeh or Bshaaleh, is a village in the Batroun District of the in . It had 1,456 eligible voters in the 2009 elections, and the residents mainly belonged to the Maronite Church. is situated 5 km northwest of Balaa.

Balaa

Latitude
34.17836° or 34° 10′ 42″ north
Longitude
35.87452° or 35° 52′ 28″ east
Elevation
1,491 metres (4,892 feet)
Open location code
8G6Q5VHF+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5237034479
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
277131
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to French—“Balaa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلعة”
  • Arabic: “بلعه”
  • French: “Balaa”

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