Middle East
Lebanon
Beqaa Governorate

Sawiri

Sawiri or Souiri or Sawairy or es-Sawiri Arabic: الصويرة is a town in the eastern part of . 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 border, in the governorate of in the foothills of the eastern mountains.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Western Beqaa District, Beqaa Governorate
  • Also known as: “Aş Şawīrah”, “Es Saouîré”, “Saouîri”, and “Şawīrī”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dakoue Roman temple.

Archaeological site
Dakoue is a village located 3 kilometres southwest of Mejdel Anjar, . It is predominantly inhabited by shepherds and farmers. is situated 2½ km west of Sawiri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khiara and Sultan Yacoub.

Village
, is a local authority located in the of the in . is situated 5 km west of Sawiri.

Village
Photo: Mjbigherd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the West Beqaa District, about seven kilometers from the border with . is situated 6 km southwest of Sawiri.

Village
, is a situated in , , , 79 kilometres from . It is located close to the Syrian border north of . is situated 10 km southeast of Sawiri.

Sawiri

Latitude
33.68462° or 33° 41′ 5″ north
Longitude
35.90381° or 35° 54′ 14″ east
Elevation
1,082 metres (3,550 feet)
Open location code
8G5QMWM3+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7024256610
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
278023
Wiki­data ID
Q7428645
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Sawiri” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سويري”
  • Arabic: “صويري”
  • Dutch: “Sawiri”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سويرى”
  • French: “Saouiri”
  • German: “Saouiri”
  • Hebrew: “א-סוואיר”
  • Italian: “Souairy”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sawiri”
  • Persian: “سویری”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sawiri”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 2.0.