El Arz

El Arz is a village in North Lebanon, Lebanon and has an elevation of 1,845 metres. El Arz is situated nearby to the town Bsharri, as well as near the village Bekaa Kafra.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bcharreh Cedars of God Forest and Gibran Museum.

Bcharreh Cedars of God Forest

Evergreen forest

Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cedars of God is a forest in the Kadisha Valley of Bsharre, Lebanon. It is a vestige of the extensive forests of the Lebanon cedar that thrived across Mount Lebanon in antiquity.

The Gibran Museum, formerly the Monastery of Mar Sarkis, is a biographical museum in Bsharri, Lebanon, 120 kilometres from Beirut. It is dedicated to the Lebanese writer, philosopher, and artist Kahlil Gibran.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bsharri and Bekaa Kafra.

Bsharri

Town

Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

Bsharri is a Lebanese town located in the district of the same name, North Governorate, situated at altitudes between 1,100 m and 3,088 m. Bsharri is the location of the Cedars of God, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the only remaining place where the Cedrus libani tree grows natively. Bsharri is situated 3 km west of El Arz.

Bekaa Kafra

Village

Photo: Potatoes8895, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bekaa Kafra is a Lebanese village located in the Bsharri District in Northern Lebanon. Bekaa Kafra is located above the village of Bsharri across the Kadisha Valley. Bekaa Kafra is situated 3½ km west of El Arz.

Hasroun

Village

Hasroun is a village located in the Bsharri District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It is situated in the Valley of Qadisha, overlooking the southern branch of this valley, the Qannoubine Valley. Hasroun is situated 5 km west of El Arz.

El Arz

Type: Village
Also known as: “Al Arz”, “Arez”, “Ariz”, and “Les Cèdres”
Category: locality
Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

34.24375° or 34° 14′ 38″ north

Longitude

36.04035° or 36° 2′ 25″ east

Elevation

1,845 metres (6,053 feet)

Open location code

8G6R62VR+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5003055307

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

280454

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“El Arz” goes by many names.

Arabic: “الأرز”
French: “El Arz”
German: “El Arz”

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