Hawqa
Hawqa is a village in the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It is in the valley of Qozhaya, the northern branch of the Valley of Qadisha.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Al Ḩawqā”, “Haouqa”, “Hawka”, “Ḩawqā”, “Ḩawqā an Nahr”, and “Hoûka”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya and Monastery of our Lady of Qannoubine Qadisha.
Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya
Monastery
Photo: Yellaban, Public domain.
Monastery of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya, or Monastery of Qozhaya is a large and important Maronite monastery. It is located in the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon.
Monastery of our Lady of Qannoubine Qadisha
Place of worship
Qannoubine is a medieval monastery located within the Qannoubine region of the Kadisha Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lebanon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bane and Kfarsghab.
Bane
Village
Photo: Yellaban, Public domain.
Bane is a Maronite Christian village located in the Bsharri District,in the North Governorate of Lebanon.
Kfarsghab
Village
Photo: Yellaban, Public domain.
Kfarsghab is a village located in the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It is situated in the Valley of Qadisha, which is considered a holy and spiritual place in Eastern Christianity.
Arbet Kozhaya
Village
Arbet Kozhaya, also known as Arbet Qozhaya or Arabet Kozhaya, is one of the fifty-six towns and villages, which make up the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. The population is mainly Maronite Christian. Arbet Kozhaya is situated 2½ km northwest of Hawqa.
Hawqa
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.27265° or 34° 16′ 22″ northLongitude
35.94214° or 35° 56′ 32″ eastElevation
1,206 metres (3,957 feet)Open location code
8G6Q7WFR+3VOpenStreetMap ID
node 8244688400OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Hawqa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حوقا النهر”
- Arabic: “حوقا”
- Dutch: “Hawqa”
- French: “Haouqa”
- Irish: “Hawqa”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hawqa”
- Persian: “حوقا”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Our Lady of Hawqa Sanctuary and Old Three.
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