Al Khirbah
Al Khirbah is a locality in Mohafazat Nabatîyé, Lebanon. Al Khirbah is situated nearby to the locality Borj el Mlouk, as well as near the area Tine Abou Aatabé.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beaufort Castle and Khiam Detention Center.
Beaufort Castle
Castle
Beaufort or Belfort Castle, known locally as Qal'at al-Shaqif or Shaqif Arnun, is a Crusader fortress in Nabatieh Governorate, Southern Lebanon, about 1 kilometre to the south-south-east of the village of Arnoun. Beaufort Castle is situated 3½ km west of Al Khirbah.
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. Khiam Detention Center is situated 4 km east of Al Khirbah.
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 4 km northeast of Al Khirbah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Qlaiaah and Deir Mimas.
Al-Qlaiaah
Village
Al-Qlaiaah is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon. The inhabitants are mainly Maronite Christians.
Deir Mimas
Village
Deir Mimas is a municipality 88 km south of Beirut in Lebanon. Named in honor of Saint Mamas, the town overlooks the Litani River and the medieval Beaufort Castle to the west and the snow-capped summits of Mount Hermon to the east. Deir Mimas is situated 2½ km southwest of Al Khirbah.
Kfar Kila
Village
Kfar Kila or Kfarkila is a municipality in Southern Lebanon. The majority of its population are Shia Muslims. Kfar Kila is situated 4 km south of Al Khirbah.
Al Khirbah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “El Khirbe” and “El-Khirbah”
- Location: Mohafazat Nabatîyé, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.31667° or 33° 19′ northLongitude
35.56667° or 35° 34′ eastElevation
559 metres (1,834 feet)Open location code
8G5Q8H88+MMGeoNames ID
279734
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