El Blata
El Blata is a locality in South Governorate, Lebanon. El Blata is situated nearby to the village Miye ou Miye, as well as near the locality Er Roûs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ain al-Hilweh and The Sidon Sea Castle.
Ain al-Hilweh
Social service facility
Ain al-Hilweh, also spelled as Ayn al-Hilweh and Ein El Hilweh, is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. It had a population of over 70,000 Palestinian refugees but swelled to nearly 120,000, as a result of influx of refugees from Syria since 2011.
The Sidon Sea Castle
Castle
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sidon's Sea Castle was built by the crusaders in the thirteenth century as a fortress of the Holy Land. It is one of the most prominent historical sites in the port city of Sidon, Lebanon. The Sidon Sea Castle is situated 3½ km northwest of El Blata.
Sidon Land Castle
Castle
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle of Saint Louis, also known as Qalaat al Muizz or the Land Castle, is a ruined castle in Sidon, Lebanon. It was built in 1254 by French crusaders on the site of an earlier Fatimid fortress, and was altered a number of times until the 17th century. Sidon Land Castle is situated 3 km northwest of El Blata.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miye ou Miye and Ain ad-Delb.
Miye ou Miye
Village
Photo: Philbous, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miye ou Miye is a municipality in southern Lebanon located 5 km East of Sidon and 45 km south of the capital Beirut and it overlooks the Mediterranean Sea.
Ain ad-Delb
Village
Ain ad-Delb is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.
Zeghdraiya
Village
Zaghdraiya is a municipality in the South Governorate in Lebanon. It is located southeast of Sidon. The village is bordered with a number of villages/towns like Darb es Sim, Maghdouche, Miye ou Miye.
El Blata
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Bayyārah”
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.54417° or 33° 32′ 39″ northLongitude
35.39528° or 35° 23′ 43″ eastElevation
144 metres (472 feet)Open location code
8G5QG9VW+M4GeoNames ID
435150
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In Other Languages
“El Blata” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البيارة”
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