Shaïlé

Shaïlé is a locality in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Shaïlé is situated nearby to the locality Hâret ech Cheïkh Skandar, as well as near the village Sehaile.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lower Grotto and Bkerké.

Lower Grotto

Cave

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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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sehaile and Ain el-Rihaneh.

Sehaile

Village

Sehaileh is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 25 kilometers north of Beirut. Its average elevation is 550 meters above sea level and its total land area is 221 hectares.

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.

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.

Shaïlé

Type: Locality
Also known as: “As Suhaylah”, “Shaile”, and “Suhaylah”
Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.95611° or 33° 57′ 22″ north

Longitude

35.65611° or 35° 39′ 22″ east

Elevation

495 metres (1,624 feet)

Open location code

8G5QXM44+CC

GeoNames ID

277977

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In Other Languages

“Shaïlé” goes by many names.

Arabic: “سهيلة”

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Localities in the Area

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