Ej Jisr el Aatîq
Ej Jisr el Aatîq is a ruined bridge in South Governorate, Lebanon. Ej Jisr el Aatîq is situated nearby to the town Aadloun, as well as near the village Ansariyah, Lebanon.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leontes Bridge.
Leontes Bridge
Ruins
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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 south of Ej Jisr el Aatîq.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aadloun and Ansariyah, Lebanon.
Aadloun
Town
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Aadloun, Adloun or Adlun is a coastal municipality in South Lebanon, 17 kilometres south of Sidon famous for its cultivation of watermelons. It is also the site of a Phoenician necropolis and prehistoric caves where four archaeological sites have been discovered and dated to the Stone Age. Aadloun is situated 4 km northeast of Ej Jisr el Aatîq.
Ansariyah, Lebanon
Village
Photo: AbouChahine, Public domain.
Ansariyah, Ansariyeh, or Insariye is a municipality in South Governorate in Lebanon, 62 km from Beirut and 20 km south of Sidon. The area is 7.35 km² and is situated near the sea facing it from an altitude of 144 m. Ansariyah, Lebanon is situated 4½ km northeast of Ej Jisr el Aatîq.
Al-Kharayeb
Village
Photo: HusseinHijazy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-Kharayeb is a historic municipality in the Sidon District in the South Governorate, Lebanon. The town is 77 km south of Beirut, and stands at an average altitude of 190 m above sea level. Al-Kharayeb is situated 5 km southeast of Ej Jisr el Aatîq.
Ej Jisr el Aatîq
- Type: Ruined bridge
- Also known as: “Al Jisr al ‘Atīq” and “Ej Jisr el Aatiq”
- Category: transportation
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.37278° or 33° 22′ 22″ northLongitude
35.25722° or 35° 15′ 26″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8G5Q97F4+4VGeoNames ID
6272108
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In Other Languages
“Ej Jisr el Aatîq” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الجسر العتيق”
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