El Hamar
El Hamar is a cultivated area in South Governorate, Lebanon. El Hamar is situated nearby to the locality Zeghdrâya El Aatîqa, as well as near the area Ed Daoura.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ain al-Hilweh and Our Lady of Mantara.
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. Ain al-Hilweh is situated 2½ km northwest of El Hamar.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zeghdraiya and Maghdouché.
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.
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.
Ain ad-Delb
Village
Ain ad-Delb is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.
El Hamar
- Type: Cultivated area
- Also known as: “Al Ḩammār”
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.52639° or 33° 31′ 35″ northLongitude
35.39972° or 35° 23′ 59″ eastElevation
113 metres (371 feet)Open location code
8G5QG9GX+HVGeoNames ID
435214
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In Other Languages
“El Hamar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الحمّار”
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Localities in the Area
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