Abou el Assouad
Abou el Assouad is a cultivated area in South Governorate, Lebanon. Abou el Assouad is situated nearby to the locality Mazraat Kfar Badda, as well as near El Mahmoûdîyé.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leontes Bridge.
Leontes Bridge
Ruins
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The Leontes Bridge is a ruined Roman bridge in Lebanon; it crossed the Litani River in the vicinity of Nahr Abou Assouad, 10 km north of Tyre. The bridge, which is dated to the 3rd or 4th century AD, featured a comparatively flat arch with a span-to-rise ratio of 3.1 to 1. Leontes Bridge is situated 3½ km south of Abou el Assouad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aadloun and Al-Kharayeb.
Aadloun
Town
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Aadloun, Adloun or Adlun is a coastal municipality in South Lebanon, 17 kilometres south of Sidon famous for its cultivation of watermelons. It is also the site of a Phoenician necropolis and prehistoric caves where four archaeological sites have been discovered and dated to the Stone Age. Aadloun is situated 4 km north of Abou el Assouad.
Al-Kharayeb
Village
Photo: HusseinHijazy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-Kharayeb is a historic municipality in the Sidon District in the South Governorate, Lebanon. The town is 77 km south of Beirut, and stands at an average altitude of 190 m above sea level. Al-Kharayeb is situated 4½ km southeast of Abou el Assouad.
Ansariyah, Lebanon
Village
Photo: AbouChahine, Public domain.
Ansariyah, Ansariyeh, or Insariye is a municipality in South Governorate in Lebanon, 62 km from Beirut and 20 km south of Sidon. The area is 7.35 km² and is situated near the sea facing it from an altitude of 144 m. Ansariyah, Lebanon is situated 5 km north of Abou el Assouad.
Abou el Assouad
- Type: Cultivated area
- Also known as: “Abū al Aswad”
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.36972° or 33° 22′ 11″ northLongitude
35.26028° or 35° 15′ 37″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
8G5Q9796+V4GeoNames ID
281004
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In Other Languages
“Abou el Assouad” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أبو الأسود”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mazraat Kfar Badda and El Mahmoûdîyé.
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