Ech Chaouâkîr
Ech Chaouâkîr is a locality in South Governorate, Lebanon. Ech Chaouâkîr is situated nearby to the locality Maʿshūq, as well as near the neighborhood Al Bass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tyre Hippodrome and Ruins of Tyre Necropolis.
Tyre Hippodrome
Archaeological site
Photo: Ibrahimamirnaeem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tyre Hippodrome, located in the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, is an ancient sporting arena and UNESCO World Heritage site dating back to the second century AD.
Ruins of Tyre Necropolis
Ruins
Photo: Matze187, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The al-Bass necropolis is a Lebanese UNESCO World Heritage Site, part of the al-Bass archaeological site in the city of Tyre situated next to the el-Buss refugee camp.
El Bass Refugee Camp
Social service facility
Al-Buss camp – also transliterated Bass, Al-Bass, or El-Buss with the definite article spelled either al or el – is one of the twelve Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, located in the Southern Lebanese city of Tyre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tyre and Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain.
Tyre
Photo: Ankara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tyre is the fourth-largest city in Lebanon. It is particularly noteworthy for its stunning and clean beaches as well as some of the finest examples of Roman architecture in the world.
Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain
Village
Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain is a place abounding with immense fountains, with reservoirs and aqueducts 6 kilometers south of Tyre, and ca. 77 kilometers south of Beirut, in the South Governorate, in the municipality of Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain. Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain is situated 3 km south of Ech Chaouâkîr.
Batoulay
Village
Batoulay (old name: Beit Hulei, is a municipality in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. Batoulay is situated 5 km southeast of Ech Chaouâkîr.
Ech Chaouâkîr
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ash Shawākīr” and “Ech Chaouakir”
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.25528° or 33° 15′ 19″ northLongitude
35.21528° or 35° 12′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8G5Q7648+44GeoNames ID
278231
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In Other Languages
“Ech Chaouâkîr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشواكير”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maʿshūq and Al Bass.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include An Nabī al Ma‘shūq and Tall Ma‘shūq.
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