El Baqar

El Baqar is an island in , . El Baqar is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the destroyed locality .
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in North Governorate, Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Al Baḩr”, “Al Baqar”, and “El Bahar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lion Tower and Al-Tawbat Mosque.

Castle
Photo: Chick Bowen, Public domain.
The Barsbay Tower, also known as Lions Tower, is a small Mamluk military fortress located at the far eastern end of the harbor in .

Mosque
Photo: Fajer l3arabi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a , located in , in the of . The mosque was built in the Mamluk era, during the 14th century. is situated 4 km southeast of El Baqar.

Mosque
Photo: Marsupium, CC BY 4.0.
is situated 4 km southeast of El Baqar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Mina and Tripoli.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Mina is a coastal city in . It occupies the old Phoenician city of . It is on the Mediterranean and it is one of the most lively cities in Lebanon. Mina means "Harbour" and it was called "Askala" until 1978.

Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in the country. Situated 81 km north of the capital , it is the capital of the and the District.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, also spelled Beddaoui, is a town situated at the Mediterranean Sea about 5 km north of the center of . It is part of Tripoli's metro area and a mainly Sunni Muslim village. is situated 5 km east of El Baqar.

El Baqar

Latitude
34.45722° or 34° 27′ 26″ north
Longitude
35.80972° or 35° 48′ 35″ east
Open location code
8G6QFR45+VV
Geo­Names ID
280359
Wiki­data ID
Q21575980
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“El Baqar” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “El Baqar”
  • Swedish: “El Baqar”

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