Khiam

Khiam is a municipality in , . Parts of Khiam are currently occupied by Israel as part of their occupation of southern Lebanon.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Al Khiam”, “Al Khiem”, “Al Khiyām”, “Al-Khiam”, “Al-Khiem”, “Chiam”, “Chijam”, “El Khiam”, “El Khiâm”, “El Khiyam”, “Khiem”, “Khiyam”, “Khyam”, “אל ח’יאם”, “אל חיאם”, “אל-חיאם”, “אלח’יאם”, “ח’יאם”, “חיאם”, “الخيام (مرجعيون)”, and “基亞姆”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Khiam Detention Center and Tell Dibbine.

Photo: Bertilvidet, CC BY 2.5.
The was an army barracks…

Archaeological site
is an archaeological site 2 km north… is situated 2½ km northwest of Khiam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Qlayaa and Marjayoun.

Village
is a municipality in the in southern . is situated 3½ km west of Khiam.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
or Jdeidet , also Marj 'Ayoun…

Village
is a municipality in the … is situated 5 km north of Khiam.

Khiam

Latitude
33.32722° or 33° 19′ 38″ north
Longitude
35.60897° or 35° 36′ 32″ east
Elevation
709 metres (2,326 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q8JG5+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5992248085
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
279727
Wiki­data ID
Q1075081
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Khiam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الخيام”
  • Catalan: “Khiam”
  • Chinese: “希亞姆”
  • Dutch: “Khiam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بلدة الخيام”
  • Esperanto: “Khiam”
  • French: “Khiam”
  • German: “Chiyam”
  • Hebrew: “אל-ח’יאם”
  • Irish: “Khiam”
  • Italian: “Khiyam”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Khiam”
  • Norwegian: “Khiam”
  • Persian: “الخیام، مرجعیون”
  • Persian: “خیام”
  • Polish: “Al-Chijam”
  • Portuguese: “Khiyam”
  • Slovenian: “Khiam”
  • Urdu: “الخیام”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wadi Al Asafir and Al Mari.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: ملعب الشطوط and olives.

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Worth a closer look: Beirut and Tyre.

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