Afqa Grotto
Afqa Grotto is a village in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon and has an elevation of 1,172 metres. Afqa Grotto is situated nearby to the village Mnaitra, as well as near Mzarib.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Seoras2005, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: cave and spring of Abraham (Adonis) River in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Adonis Grotto”, “Afaka Grotto”, “Afka”, “Afka Grotto”, “Afqa”, “Afqā”, and “Aphaca Grotto”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lassa and Mghayreh.
Lassa
Village
Lassa is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is 90 kilometers north of Beirut. Lassa has an average elevation of 1,130 meters above sea level and a total land area of 739 hectares. Lassa is situated 3½ km west of Afqa Grotto.
Mghayreh
Village
Mghayreh is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is 82 kilometers north of Beirut. Mghayreh has an average elevation of 1,300 meters above sea level and a total land area of 263 hectares. Mghayreh is situated 3½ km northwest of Afqa Grotto.
Aqoura
Village
Photo: Badrichams, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aaqoura is a mountainous village in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon, 68 kilometers north of Beirut. Aaqoura has an average elevation of 1,600 meters above sea level and a total land area of around 140 square kilometers and it has 14 villages around its borders. Aqoura is situated 6 km north of Afqa Grotto.
Afqa Grotto
- Categories: cave, archaeological site, karst spring, seasonal river, and locality
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.06802° or 34° 4′ 5″ northLongitude
35.89041° or 35° 53′ 26″ eastElevation
1,172 metres (3,845 feet)Open location code
8G6Q3V9R+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 4842457458OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Afqa Grotto” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أفقا”
- Arabic: “افقا”
- Arabic: “مغارة أفقا”
- French: “Afqa”
- French: “grotte d’Afqa”
- French: “Grotte d’Afqa”
- German: “Afqa-Grotte”
- German: “Afqa”
- German: “Apheca-Grotte”
- Italian: “Grotte d’Afqa”
- Russian: “Afqa”
- Russian: “Афка”
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