Ain ad-Delb
Ain ad-Delb is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Lebanon
- Also known as: “‘Ayn ad Dalb”, “‘Ayn ad Dīb”, “‘Ayn ad Dilb”, “‘Ayn ad Dulb”, “Ain ed Delb”, “Ain Ed Delb”, “Aïn ed Delb”, “Aïn ed Delbi”, and “Ain El Delb”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sidon Land Castle and Sidon Soap Museum.
Sidon Land Castle
Castle
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle of Saint Louis, also known as Qalaat al Muizz or the Land Castle, is a ruined castle in Sidon, Lebanon. It was built in 1254 by French crusaders on the site of an earlier Fatimid fortress, and was altered a number of times until the 17th century. Sidon Land Castle is situated 4 km northwest of Ain ad-Delb.
Sidon Soap Museum
Museum
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Soap Museum is a museum based in a historic soap factory in Sidon, Lebanon specialized in Levantine soaps. It opened in November 2000 and is managed by the Audi Foundation. Sidon Soap Museum is situated 4 km northwest of Ain ad-Delb.
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon
Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon is a diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church suffragan of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon is situated 4 km northwest of Ain ad-Delb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miye ou Miye and Qraiyeh.
Miye ou Miye
Village
Photo: Philbous, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miye ou Miye is a municipality in southern Lebanon located 5 km East of Sidon and 45 km south of the capital Beirut and it overlooks the Mediterranean Sea.
Qraiyeh
Village
Al-Qraiyah is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.
Zeghdraiya
Village
Zaghdraiya is a municipality in the South Governorate in Lebanon. It is located southeast of Sidon. The village is bordered with a number of villages/towns like Darb es Sim, Maghdouche, Miye ou Miye.
Ain ad-Delb
- Categories: human settlement, village/town/city in Lebanon, and locality
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.54162° or 33° 32′ 30″ northLongitude
35.40503° or 35° 24′ 18″ eastElevation
133 metres (436 feet)Open location code
8G5QGCR4+J2OpenStreetMap ID
node 6088783415OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Ain ad-Delb” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عين الدلب”
- Arabic: “عين”
- Bavarian: “Ain El Delb”
- Dutch: “Ain El Delb”
- Egyptian Arabic: “عين”
- French: “Ain Ed Delb”
- French: “Ain El Delb”
- French: “Aïn el Delb”
- German: “Ain Ed Delb”
- German: “Ain El Delb”
- Irish: “Ain El Delb”
- Italian: “Ain el Deleb”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ain El Delb”
- Persian: “عین، صیدا”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nabih Berri Garden and Al Hamshari Hospital.
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