El Khallé
El Khallé is an area in South Governorate, Lebanon. El Khallé is situated nearby to the locality El Haouta, as well as near Khallet Mqaïdeh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Our Lady of Mantara and Ain al-Hilweh.
Our Lady of Mantara
Wayside cross
Photo: Philippe48, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Our Lady of Mantara is a Melkite Greek Catholic Marian shrine in Maghdouché, Lebanon, discovered on 8 September 1721 by a young shepherd. The grotto, which according to a legend dates to ancient times, was subsequently cared after by Monsignor Eftemios Saïfi, Melkite Catholic bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maghdouché and Darb as-Sim.
Maghdouché
Town
Photo: Philbous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maghdouché is a municipality in the South Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 50 km south of Beirut and 8 km southeast of Sidon. The village lies 3 km inland from the Mediterranean, occupying a hill with elevation ranging between 200 and 229 meters above sea level.
Darb as-Sim
Village
Darb as-Sim 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 Khallé
- Type: Area
- Also known as: “Al Khallah” and “El Khalle”
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.52667° or 33° 31′ 36″ northLongitude
35.38583° or 35° 23′ 9″ eastElevation
118 metres (387 feet)Open location code
8G5QG9GP+M8GeoNames ID
435210
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In Other Languages
“El Khallé” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الخلة”
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Localities in the Area
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