El Qalaa
El Qalaa is a locality in South Governorate, Lebanon. El Qalaa is situated nearby to the village Tanbourit, as well as near the area El Aaqabé.Places of Interest
Highlights include Our Lady of Mantara.
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. Our Lady of Mantara is situated 3 km west of El Qalaa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tanbourit and Zeghdraiya.
Tanbourit
Village
Tanbourit is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 53 kilometres from Beirut.
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.
Qraiyeh
Village
Al-Qraiyah is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.
El Qalaa
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Qal‘ah”
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.51917° or 33° 31′ 9″ northLongitude
35.41167° or 35° 24′ 42″ eastElevation
283 metres (928 feet)Open location code
8G5QGC96+MMGeoNames ID
435264
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In Other Languages
“El Qalaa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القلعة”
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