Chouf District

Chouf is a historic region of , as well as an administrative district in the governorate of .
  • Type: district of Lebanon
  • Description: district in Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Al-Shuf”, “Ash Shuf”, “Choûf”, “Chuf”, “Distretto di Chouf”, “Distretto di Shuf”, “Qaḑā’ ash Shūf”, “Shuf”, “שוף”, “الشوف”, “جبل الشوف”, “シューフ地区”, and “シューフ郡”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deir el Qamar and Baakleen.

Deir al-Qamar is a city south-east of in south-central .

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Baakline, also spelled or Baaqlîne, is a town… is situated 4 km northeast of Chouf District.

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Chouf District

Latitude
33.6504° or 33° 39′ 2″ north
Longitude
35.5324° or 35° 31′ 57″ east
Elevation
633 metres (2,077 feet)
Open location code
8G5QMG2J+5X
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Chouf District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قضاء الشوف”
  • Armenian: “Շուֆի շրջան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şuf”
  • Belarusian: “Шуф”
  • Catalan: “Xuf”
  • Cebuano: “Caza du Chouf”
  • Chinese: “舒夫区”
  • Chinese: “舒夫縣”
  • Dutch: “Chouf”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قضاء الشوف”
  • Finnish: “Chouf”
  • French: “district du Chouf”
  • French: “District du Chouf”
  • German: “Distrikt Chouf”
  • Greek: “διαμέρισμα του Σουφ”
  • Hebrew: “נפת שוף”
  • Italian: “distretto dello Shuf”
  • Italian: “Distretto dello Shuf”
  • Japanese: “シューフ地方”
  • Lithuanian: “Čoufo rajonas”
  • Lithuanian: “Šufo rajonas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Chouf distrikt”
  • Persian: “شهرستان جبل شوف”
  • Persian: “شهرستان شوف”
  • Polish: “Kada Asz-Szuf”
  • Portuguese: “Shouf”
  • Russian: “Шуф”
  • Scots: “Chouf Destrict”
  • Spanish: “Chouf”
  • Swedish: “Caza du Chouf”
  • Swedish: “Chouf”
  • Tajik: “Шуф”
  • Tatar: “Шуф районы”
  • Turkish: “Şuf bölgesi”
  • Turkish: “Şuf İlçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Шуф”
  • Urdu: “شوف ضلع”
  • Western Armenian: “Շուֆի Շրջան”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع شوف”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mlâzeq Hreqta and Gharifeh.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ech Chaarîne and El Khaoulé.

Mount Lebanon: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Byblos and Jounieh.

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