Khandaq el Madi
Khandaq el Madi is a ravine in Mohafazat Nabatîyé, Lebanon and has an elevation of 540 metres. Khandaq el Madi is situated nearby to the village Al-Qlayaa, as well as near the locality Borj el Mlouk.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tell Dibbine and Khiam Detention Center.
Tell Dibbine
Archaeological site
Tell Dibbine is an archaeological site 2 km north of Marjayoun in the plain of El Marj in the Nabatieh Governorate. It dates at least to the Neolithic.
Khiam Detention Center
Photo: Bertilvidet, CC BY 2.5.
The Khiam detention center was an army barracks complex originally used by the French military in the 1930s in Khiam, French Lebanon. Following the establishment of independent Lebanon in 1946, it was used by the Lebanese military until the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975, during which time it came under the control of the South Lebanon Army, an Israel-backed Lebanese Christian militia. Khiam Detention Center is situated 3½ km east of Khandaq el Madi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Qlayaa and Al-Khiyam.
Al-Qlayaa
Village
Al-Qlayaa is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon. The inhabitants are mainly Maronite Christians.
Al-Khiyam
Village
Photo: Leb500, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-Khiyam is a large town and municipality in the Nabatieh Governorate of Southern Lebanon. Al-Khiyam is situated 3 km east of Khandaq el Madi.
Marjayoun
Marjayoun or Jdeidet Marjayoun, also Marj 'Ayoun, Marjuyun or Marjeyoun and Jdeideh / Jdeida / Jdeidet Marjeyoun, is a municipality in the Marjeyoun District, Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon.
Khandaq el Madi
- Type: Ravine with an elevation of 540 metres
- Also known as: “Khandaq Māḑī”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Mohafazat Nabatîyé, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.33° or 33° 19′ 48″ northLongitude
35.575° or 35° 34′ 30″ eastElevation
540 metres (1,772 feet)Open location code
8G5Q8HHF+XXGeoNames ID
6252298
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In Other Languages
“Khandaq el Madi” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خندق ماضي”
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