Jabal Aarid el Hinta
Jabal Aarid el Hinta is a mountain in Mohafazat Nabatîyé, Lebanon and has an elevation of 746 metres. Jabal Aarid el Hinta is situated nearby to the village Al-Khiyam, as well as near the locality Râs Mloûk.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 746 metres
- Description: mountain in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Jabal ‘Arīḑ al Ḩinţah” and “Jebel Aarîd el Hinnta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Khiam Detention Center and Tell Dibbine.
Khiam Detention Center
Photo: Bertilvidet, CC BY 2.5.
The Khiam detention center was an army barracks complex originally used by the French military in the 1930s in Khiam, French Lebanon. Following the establishment of independent Lebanon in 1946, it was used by the Lebanese military until the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975, during which time it came under the control of the South Lebanon Army, an Israel-backed Lebanese Christian militia.
Tell Dibbine
Archaeological site
Tell Dibbine is an archaeological site 2 km north of Marjayoun in the plain of El Marj in the Nabatieh Governorate. It dates at least to the Neolithic. Tell Dibbine is situated 3 km northwest of Jabal Aarid el Hinta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Khiyam and Al-Qlayaa.
Al-Khiyam
Village
Photo: Leb500, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-Khiyam is a large town and municipality in the Nabatieh Governorate of Southern Lebanon.
Al-Qlayaa
Village
Al-Qlayaa is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon. The inhabitants are mainly Maronite Christians. Al-Qlayaa is situated 4 km northwest of Jabal Aarid el Hinta.
Marjayoun
Marjayoun or Jdeidet Marjayoun, also Marj 'Ayoun, Marjuyun or Marjeyoun and Jdeideh / Jdeida / Jdeidet Marjeyoun, is a municipality in the Marjeyoun District, Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon.
Jabal Aarid el Hinta
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Mohafazat Nabatîyé, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Jabal Aarid el Hinta” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل عريض الحنطة”
- Cebuano: “Jabal Aarid el Hinta”
- Dutch: “Jabal Aarid el Hinta”
- Swedish: “Jabal Aarid el Hinta”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Râs Mloûk and Wata el Khiyam.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jabal ‘Arīḑ al Gharbī and Qalaat Salloum.
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