El Borj
El Borj is a ruin in South Governorate, Lebanon. El Borj is situated nearby to the village Naqoura, as well as near Rosh HaNikra.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rosh Haniqra and Rosh HaNikra Crossing.
Rosh Haniqra
Photo: Israel photo gallery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosh Haniqra is a dazzlingly white coastal rock cliff formation on the far northern coast of Israel, next to the Lebanese border.
Rosh HaNikra Crossing
Border checkpoint
The Rosh HaNikra Crossing, also known as Ras Al Naqoura Crossing, is an international border crossing between Naqoura, Lebanon and Rosh HaNikra, Israel. Rosh HaNikra Crossing is situated 4 km southwest of El Borj.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naqoura and Rosh HaNikra.
Naqoura
Village
Photo: Bastian Fischborn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
An-Naqoura is a municipality in southern Lebanon. Since March 23, 1978, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has been headquartered in An-Naqoura.
Rosh HaNikra
Village
Photo: David King, CC BY 2.0.
Rosh HaNikra is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the Mediterranean coast near the Rosh HaNikra grottoes and the border with Lebanon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,372. Rosh HaNikra is situated 4 km south of El Borj.
ʿAlmā ash-Shaʿb
Village
Aalma ash-Shaab is a municipality in the Tyre District, in Southern Lebanon. ʿAlmā ash-Shaʿb is situated 5 km southeast of El Borj.
El Borj
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Al Burj”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.12111° or 33° 7′ 16″ northLongitude
35.13173° or 35° 7′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8G5Q44CJ+CMGeoNames ID
280235
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In Other Languages
“El Borj” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البرج”
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