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.
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Al Ḩīşah”, “El Haissa”, “El Haïssa”, “El Heesa”, “El Heesah”, “El Hissa”, “Hissa”, and “حيصة”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Rene Mouawad Air Base.
Rene Mouawad Air Base
Aerodrome
René Mouawad Airport, also known as Qlayaat Airport… Rene Mouawad Air Base is situated 3½ km west of Hisah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halba and Miniara.
Halba
Town
Miniara
Village
Miniara is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon… Miniara is situated 7 km south of Hisah.
Arida
Village
Arida, also spelled Aarida, is a village in northern… Arida is situated 8 km northwest of Hisah.
Hisah
- Categories: human settlement, village/town/city in Lebanon, and locality
- Location: Akkar, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.59366° or 34° 35′ 37″ north
Longitude
36.05206° or 36° 3′ 7″ east
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
8G6RH3V2+FR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Hisah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الحيصة”
- 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”
- Urdu: “حیسہ”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Tell Kiri and Tall Aabbas Ech Charqi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Grand Tall Maayan Mosque and Ash Shaykh Muhammad.
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