Hisah
Hisah, also spelled Hokr el Haïssa, Haysa, Hayssa, El Haïssa or Hisa, is a northern Lebanese village in the Akkar Governorate, close to the Syrian border. It is mostly inhabited by Alawites and Sunni Muslims.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Al Ḩīşah”, “El Haissa”, “El Haïssa”, “El Heesa”, “El Heesah”, “El Hissa”, and “Hissa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rene Mouawad Air Base.
Rene Mouawad Air Base
Aerodrome
Rene Mouawad Air Base, is the military section of Rene Mouawad Airport, formerly and still sometimes known as Qoleiat air base, used to be a military-civil joint airport in North Lebanon, 6 kilometres from the Lebanese–Syrian border. Rene Mouawad Air Base is situated 3½ km west of Hisah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halba and Miniara.
Halba
Town
Photo: Amjliban, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Halba is the capital of Akkar Governorate in northern Lebanon, close to the border with Syria. It is located at around. Its population is divided between Sunni Muslims, Greek Orthodox, Maronites, and followers of other religions. Halba is situated 6 km southeast of Hisah.
Miniara
Village
Miniara is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, 9 kilometers east of the Mediterranean Sea, and 3 kilometers south of Halba. The population is between 7,000 and 10,000. Miniara is situated 7 km south of Hisah.
Arida
Village
Arida, also spelled Aarida, is a village in northern Lebanon, on the Syrian border, which is formed by the mouth of the Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi. It is located in the Akkar District of the Akkar Governorate. Arida is situated 8 km northwest of Hisah.
Hisah
- Categories: human settlement, village/town/city in Lebanon, and locality
- Location: Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.59366° or 34° 35′ 37″ northLongitude
36.05206° or 36° 3′ 7″ eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
8G6RH3V2+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 6125592443OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Scots—“Hisah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الحيصة”
- Arabic: “حيصة”
- Chinese: “依沙”
- Dutch: “Hisah”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الحيصه”
- French: “El Haissa”
- Georgian: “ჰისაჰი”
- Irish: “Hisah”
- Italian: “Hayssat”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hisah”
- Persian: “حيصا”
- Persian: “حیصا”
- Scots: “Hisah”
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