Mghâret el Bâbeïn
Mghâret el Bâbeïn is a cave in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Mghâret el Bâbeïn is situated nearby to the monastery Bkerké, as well as near the village Ain el-Rihaneh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bkerké and Lower Grotto.
Bkerké
Monastery
Photo: J.Hassoun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bkerké is the episcopal see of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronite Church in Lebanon, located 350 m above the bay of Jounieh, northeast of Beirut, in Lebanon. Bkerké is situated 500 metres north of Mghâret el Bâbeïn.
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 2½ km south of Mghâret el Bâbeïn.
Marist College Champville
College
The Collège Mariste Champville is a private Marist Roman Catholic and French-language educational institution set in Dik El Mehdi, Matn District, Lebanon. Marist College Champville is situated 3½ km southwest of Mghâret el Bâbeïn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ain el-Rihaneh and Zouk Mikael.
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.
Zouk Mikael
Town
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Zouk Mikael is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. Its inhabitants are predominantly Melkite and Maronite Catholics.
Jeita
Photo: Freedom’s Falcon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jeita is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 20 kilometres north of Beirut.
Mghâret el Bâbeïn
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Maghārat al Bābayn”, “Mgharet el Babein”, and “Mughārat al Bābayn”
- Category: landform
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.96361° or 33° 57′ 49″ northLongitude
35.63528° or 35° 38′ 7″ eastElevation
237 metres (778 feet)Open location code
8G5QXJ7P+C4GeoNames ID
277228
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In Other Languages
“Mghâret el Bâbeïn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مغارة البابين”
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