Aray
Aaray is a mountainous municipality in Jezzine, Lebanon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Lebanon
- Also known as: “‘Ārayah”, “‘Ārayh”, “Aray, Lebanon”, and “Chouqfâne el Aarâyes”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fortress of Niha.
Fortress of Niha
Castle
The Fortress of Niha is an ancient fortress in Lebanon, first mentioned in historical records in 975 AD. It is located in the municipality of Niha Chouf in Lebanon, and is today visited as cultural heritage in the Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jezzine and Taaid.
Jezzine
Photo: Vonwerden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jezzine is a municipality in Lebanon, located 22 km from Sidon and 40 km south of Beirut. It is the capital of Jezzine District. Surrounded by mountain peaks, pine forests, and at an average altitude of 950 m, it is the main summer resort and tourist destination of South Lebanon.
Taaid
Village
Taaid is a municipality in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon. Taaid is situated 4½ km west of Aray.
Al Humsiyya
Village
Al-Homsiye is a municipality in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon. Al Humsiyya is situated 4½ km southwest of Aray.
Aray
- Categories: human settlement and village/town/city in Lebanon
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Aray” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عارية”
- Arabic: “عاريه”
- Dutch: “Aray”
- Egyptian Arabic: “عاريه”
- Irish: “Aray”
- Italian: “Aaray”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aray”
- Persian: “عاریه، جزین”
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