Balaa
Balaa is a village in North Lebanon, Lebanon and has an elevation of 1,491 metres. Balaa is situated nearby to the village Meghrak, as well as near Chatine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Baatara gorge waterfall.
Baatara gorge waterfall
Waterfall
Photo: Elie plus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Baatara gorge sinkhole is a waterfall in the Chatine, Lebanon near Balaa. 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.
Tannourine
Village
Photo: Canaïma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tannourine is a Lebanese town located in the Batroun District, part of the Governorate of North Lebanon, 80 km from the capital Beirut. Tannourine is formed by a cluster of mountain settlements located in the highs of the Batroun District, the largest of which is Tannourine El-Fawqa, followed by Chatine,Tannourine El-Tahta, and Wata Houb. Tannourine is situated 2½ km east of Balaa.
Laqlouq
Village
Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Laqlouq, also spelled Laklouk and also known as ′Arab Laqlouq is a small mountainous village in mountainous area in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. Laqlouq is situated 4½ km south of Balaa.
Bcheale
Village
Bchaaleh, alternatively spelled Bcheale, Bchealeh or Bshaaleh, is a village in the Batroun District of the North Governorate in Lebanon. It had 1,456 eligible voters in the 2009 elections, and the residents mainly belonged to the Maronite Church. Bcheale is situated 5 km northwest of Balaa.
Balaa
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Bal‘ā” and “Bal‘ah”
- Category: locality
- Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.17836° or 34° 10′ 42″ northLongitude
35.87452° or 35° 52′ 28″ eastElevation
1,491 metres (4,892 feet)Open location code
8G6Q5VHF+8ROpenStreetMap ID
node 5237034479OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
277131
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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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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Meghrak and Baloue Balaa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle de la Sainte Vierge and Futur barrage de Tannourine.
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