Adonis

Adonis is a locality in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Adonis is situated nearby to the locality Haret el Mîr, as well as near the town Zouk Mosbeh.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lower Grotto and Bkerké.

Lower Grotto

Cave

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

The Jeita Grotto is a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres. The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb river valley within the locality of Jeita, 18 kilometres north of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Lower Grotto is situated 3½ km southeast of Adonis.

Bkerké

Monastery

Photo: J.Hassoun, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bkerké is the episcopal see of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronite Church in Lebanon, located 350 m above the bay of Jounieh, northeast of Beirut, in Lebanon.

Marist College Champville

College

The Collège Mariste Champville is a private Marist Roman Catholic and French-language educational institution set in Dik El Mehdi, Matn District, Lebanon. Marist College Champville is situated 3 km south of Adonis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zouk Mosbeh and Zouk Mikael.

Zouk Mosbeh

Town

Photo: Onceinawhile, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zouk Mosbeh is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 12 kilometers north of Beirut.

Zouk Mikael

Town

Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zouk Mikael is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. Its inhabitants are predominantly Melkite and Maronite Catholics.

Jounieh

Photo: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0.

Jounieh is a city in Lebanon. It is closely associated with Beirut, the capital. Jounieh is located 16 km to the north of Beirut.

Adonis

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Adūnīs”
Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.9634° or 33° 57′ 48″ north

Longitude

35.61222° or 35° 36′ 44″ east

Elevation

67 metres (220 feet)

United Nations Location Code

LB AND

Open location code

8G5QXJ76+9V

GeoNames ID

280687

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