Aita al-Foukhar
Aita el-Foukhar is a village in Lebanon, located in the Bekaa Valley in the Rashaya District of Lebanon A small village of narrow streets and humble houses, Aita is surrounded by high mountains on three sides, reaching 1,400 metres above sea level at some points.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
- Also known as: “‘Aita el-Fukhar”, “‘Aytā al Fukhkhār”, “‘Aytah al Fakhkhār”, “Aaïta el Foukhâr”, “Aita el Foukhar”, and “Aïta el Foukhâr”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sultan Yacoub and Sawiri.
Sultan Yacoub
Village
Photo: Mjbigherd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sultan Yacoub is a Lebanese village in the West Beqaa District, about seven kilometers from the border with Syria. Sultan Yacoub is situated 4½ km west of Aita al-Foukhar.
Sawiri
Village
Sawiri or Souiri or Sawairy or es-Sawiri Arabic: الصويرة is a town in the eastern part of Lebanon. Mayor is Mohamed Hamze Smiley Arabic: الرئيس محمد حمزه الصميلي Vice Mayor Mahmoud Mohammed Janbien Arabic: الرئيس محمود محمد جانبين Sawiri is located in the West Bekaa District near the Syrian border, in the governorate of Beqaa in the foothills of the eastern mountains. Sawiri is situated 5 km north of Aita al-Foukhar.
Yanta
Village
Yanta, is a village situated in Rashaya District, Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon, 79 kilometres from Beirut. It is located close to the Syrian border north of Kfar Qouq. Yanta is situated 5 km southeast of Aita al-Foukhar.
Aita al-Foukhar
- Categories: human settlement, municipality of Lebanon, and locality
- Location: Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.63958° or 33° 38′ 23″ northLongitude
35.90745° or 35° 54′ 27″ eastElevation
1,244 metres (4,081 feet)Open location code
8G5QJWQ4+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 7024224756OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Aita al-Foukhar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عيتا الفخار”
- Arabic: “عيتا الفخّار”
- Dutch: “Aita al-Foukhar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “عيتا الفخار”
- French: “Aita el Foukhar”
- German: “Aita al-Foukhar”
- Italian: “Ayta el Fekhar”
- Persian: “عیتا الفخار”
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