Qaraoun

Qaraoun is a village, 85 km from , known for its in the formed by the El Wauroun Dam built in 1959. It is an ecologically fragile zone in the .
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  • Type: Town with 7,000 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Al Qar‘awn”, “Al Qar‘ūn”, “Al Qir‘awn”, “El Qar‘aun”, “El Qaraoun”, “El-Qer‘ann”, “Karaoun”, “Qaraaoun”, and “Qaraun”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Qaraoun.

Reservoir
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is an artificial lake or reservoir located in the southern region of the , . It was created near Qaraoun village in 1959 by building a 61 m-high concrete-faced rockfill dam in the middle reaches of the . is situated 3 km northwest of Qaraoun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Majdel Balhis and Baaloul.

Village
Photo: Sami Bado, CC BY 3.0.
is a village and municipality located in , , . is 95 km away from . Its altitude is 1100 meters above sea level. is situated 3½ km southeast of Qaraoun.

Town
is a town located in the western Bekaa Valley in . is situated 4 km northeast of Qaraoun.

Village
Aitanite/ Aitaneet is a village in , in the West region. Aitanit is located in the southern region of Lebanon, particularly the . is situated 4½ km west of Qaraoun.

Qaraoun

Latitude
33.56324° or 33° 33′ 48″ north
Longitude
35.72039° or 35° 43′ 13″ east
Population
7,000
Elevation
972 metres (3,189 feet)
Open location code
8G5QHP7C+75
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5226873761
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
279120
Wiki­data ID
Q3133780
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Qaraoun” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “القرعون”
  • Arabic: “قرعون”
  • Cebuano: “El Qaraaoun”
  • Dutch: “Qaraoun”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قرعون”
  • French: “Qaraoun”
  • German: “Qaraoun”
  • Greek: “Λίμνη Καραούν”
  • Hebrew: “קרעון”
  • Irish: “Qaraoun”
  • Italian: “Qaraoun”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Qaraoun”
  • Persian: “قرعون”
  • Portuguese: “Karaoun”
  • Spanish: “Karaoun”
  • Swedish: “El Qaraaoun”
  • Urdu: “قرعون”

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