Chouf District

Chouf is a historic region of , as well as an administrative district in the governorate of .
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  • Type: district of Lebanon
  • Description: district in Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon
  • Also known as: Ash Shuf”, “Choûf”, and “Qaḑā’ ash Shūf

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deir el Qamar and Baakleen.

Deir al-Qamar is a city south-east of in south-central . It is located five kilometres outside of in the Chouf District of the at 800 m of average altitude.

Village
Photo: Patrice Bon, CC0.
, also spelled Baaqlîne or Baakline, is a prominent Druze city located in the Chouf District of , about 45 kilometers southeast of , Lebanon. is situated 4 km northeast of Chouf District.

Village
is a village in the Chouf District of the in , located 35 kilometers southeast of with an altitude ranging between 400 and 650 meters above sea level and a total land area of 250 hectares.

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
278156
Wiki­data ID
Q246999
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In Other Languages

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

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