Bahhoûr
Bahhoûr is a terrace in South Governorate, Lebanon and has an elevation of 148 metres. Bahhoûr is situated nearby to the village Burj Rahal, as well as near the locality El Haouta.Places of Interest
Highlights include Phoenician sanctuary of Kharayeb and Leontes Bridge.
Phoenician sanctuary of Kharayeb
Archaeological site
The Phoenician sanctuary of Kharayeb is a historic temple in the hinterland of Tyre, Southern Lebanon, that was excavated in three stages. In 1946, Maurice Chehab, head of Lebanon's Directorate General of Antiquities, led the first mission that revealed a Hellenistic period temple and thousands of clay figurines dating from the sixth-to-first centuries BC. Phoenician sanctuary of Kharayeb is situated 3½ km north of Bahhoûr.
Leontes Bridge
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Leontes Bridge is a ruined Roman bridge in Lebanon; it crossed the Litani River in the vicinity of Nahr Abou Assouad, 10 km north of Tyre. The bridge, which is dated to the 3rd or 4th century AD, featured a comparatively flat arch with a span-to-rise ratio of 3.1 to 1. Leontes Bridge is situated 3½ km northwest of Bahhoûr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burj Rahal and Abbassiyeh.
Burj Rahal
Village
Photo: Micheal Mike, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burj Rahal is a municipality in the Tyre District in South Lebanon.
Abbassiyeh
Town
Abbassiyeh, also spelled Abbassieh, is a municipality in the Tyre District of South Lebanon.
Bedias
Village
Bedias, Bidias, is a municipality in the Tyre District in South Lebanon. Bedias is situated 2½ km east of Bahhoûr.
Bahhoûr
- Type: Terrace with an elevation of 148 metres
- Also known as: “Bahhour” and “Baḩḩūr”
- Category: landform
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.31522° or 33° 18′ 55″ northLongitude
35.27228° or 35° 16′ 20″ eastElevation
148 metres (486 feet)Open location code
8G5Q878C+3WGeoNames ID
6271279
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Bahhoûr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحّور”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El Haouta and Soukkara.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include En Nabi Kharroûbi and El Qilâa.
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