Khiara
Khiara, is a local authority located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
- Also known as: “Al Khiyārah”, “El Khiara”, “El Khiâra”, and “Khayara”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dakoue Roman temple.
Dakoue Roman temple
Archaeological site
Dakoue is a village located 3 kilometres southwest of Mejdel Anjar, Lebanon. It is predominantly inhabited by shepherds and farmers. Dakoue Roman temple is situated 2½ km east of Khiara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sawiri and Sultan Yacoub.
Sawiri
Village
Sawiri or Souiri or Sawairy or es-Sawiri Arabic: الصويرة is a town in the eastern part of Lebanon. Mayor is Mohamed Hamze Smiley Arabic: الرئيس محمد حمزه الصميلي Vice Mayor Mahmoud Mohammed Janbien Arabic: الرئيس محمود محمد جانبين Sawiri is located in the West Bekaa District near the Syrian border, in the governorate of Beqaa in the foothills of the eastern mountains. Sawiri is situated 5 km east of Khiara.
Sultan Yacoub
Village
Photo: Mjbigherd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sultan Yacoub is a Lebanese village in the West Beqaa District, about seven kilometers from the border with Syria. Sultan Yacoub is situated 5 km south of Khiara.
Tall Dhunub
Village
Tell Zenoub is a local authority in the Western Beqaa District in Lebanon… Tall Dhunub is situated 7 km southwest of Khiara.
Khiara
- Categories: village/town/city in Lebanon and locality
- Location: Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.69127° or 33° 41′ 29″ northLongitude
35.84826° or 35° 50′ 54″ eastElevation
867 metres (2,844 feet)Open location code
8G5QMRRX+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 7024256609OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Khiara” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الخيارة”
- Arabic: “خيارة”
- French: “El Khiara”
- Persian: “خیاره”
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Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Khiara”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 2.0.