Shiyyah

Shiyyah or Chiyah is a suburb located south of the capital of and is part of Greater Beirut.
  • Type: Town
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Ash Shiyāḩ”, “Ash Shīyāḩ”, “Chiah”, “Chiayah”, “Chiya”, “Chiyah”, “Chyah”, and “Ech Chîyâh”

Places of Interest

Highlights: National Museum of Beirut and Horsh Beirut.

Museum
Photo: Elie plus, Public domain.
The is the principal museum of archaeology in .

Park
Photo: Patrice Bon, CC0.
is an in the heart of the capital of , .

Athletics track
, the capital of , is home to two…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jnah and Haret Hreik.

is in . The is one of the luxurious residential districts of the Capital.

Village
is a mixed Shia and Maronite Christian…

Shiyyah

Latitude
33.86521° or 33° 51′ 55″ north
Longitude
35.51798° or 35° 31′ 5″ east
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
8G5QVG89+35
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Shiyyah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشياح”
  • Arabic: “شياح”
  • Dutch: “Chyah”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شياح”
  • French: “Chiyah”
  • German: “Chiyah”
  • German: “Chyah”
  • Hebrew: “א-שיאח”
  • Irish: “Chyah”
  • Italian: “Chiyah”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Chiyah”
  • Pampanga: “Chyah”
  • Persian: “شیاح”
  • Turkish: “Chyah”
  • Turkish: “Eş-Şiyah”
  • Urdu: “الشیاح، لبنان”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Tayouneh and Forn el Chebbak.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Beirut Mall and kateb l aadel.

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