El Faqaani

El Faqaani is a ridge in , and has an elevation of 403 metres. El Faqaani is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beaufort Castle.

Castle
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Beaufort or Belfort Castle, known locally as Qal'at al-Shaqif or Shaqif Arnun, is a Crusader fortress in , , about 1 kilometre to the south-south-east of the village of . is situated 4 km north of El Faqaani.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Et Taibeh and Deir Mimas.

Town
Photo: Julien Harneis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
At-Taybah, Tayibe or Taibeh is a municipality in the in south .

Village
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is a municipality 88 km south of in . Named in honor of Saint Mamas, the town overlooks the and the medieval to the west and the snow-capped summits of to the east.

Village
or Deir Seryan is a municipality in the in . By April 2026 it had largely been destroyed by Israeli demolition teams in the 2026 Lebanon War.

El Faqaani

Latitude
33.29056° or 33° 17′ 26″ north
Longitude
35.52611° or 35° 31′ 34″ east
Elevation
403 metres (1,322 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q7GRG+6C
Geo­Names ID
6252252
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Satellite Map

Discover El Faqaani from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“El Faqaani” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الفاقعاني”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tell Baïdar el Faqaani and Tellet el Aazziye.

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