El Hosson
El Hosson is a mountain in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon and has an elevation of 1,249 metres. El Hosson is situated nearby to the area Khaloué, as well as near El Aârdîyé.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,249 metres
- Description: mountain in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Al Ḩişn”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bmahray and Ain Dara.
Bmahray
Village
Photo: Ghassan Mroue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bmahray, is a village in the Aley District in Lebanon. It lies 41 km south-East of Beirut at an altitude of 1215m above sea level.
Ain Dara
Village
Ain Dara, is a village about 30 kilometres from Beirut, in the governorate of Mount Lebanon, in the Aley District. Ain Dara Municipality has an area of 2,586 hectares, with a population of approximately 8000 persons. Ain Dara is situated 3 km northeast of El Hosson.
Sawfar
Village
Photo: marviikad, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ru’ Aysat Sawfar or Sawfar, Sawfar, Saoufar or Sofar) is a village in the Aley District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. Perched at an elevation of more than 1,433 metres, Sawfar lies adjacent to the main road that connects Beirut to Damascus. Sawfar is situated 4½ km north of El Hosson.
El Hosson
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“El Hosson” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الحصن”
- Cebuano: “El Hosson”
- Dutch: “El Hosson”
- Swedish: “El Hosson”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Khaloué and El Aârdîyé.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Choq es Skhoûr and Nabaa el Qâah.
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