Saïdet el Matâr
Saïdet el Matâr is a church in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Saïdet el Matâr is situated nearby to the village Choueifat, as well as near the suburb Dahieh.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of Indonesia and Embassy of the Philippines.
Embassy of Indonesia
Government office
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The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Beirut is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the Republic of Lebanon. The first Indonesian ambassador to Lebanon was Dalindra Aman in 1996. Embassy of Indonesia is situated 4 km northeast of Saïdet el Matâr.
Embassy of the Philippines
Government office
The Embassy of the Philippines in Beirut is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Republic of Lebanon. Opened in 1996, it is currently located at the W Building on Rue Mar Geries in the southern Beirut suburb of Hadeth, part of the Baabda District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate. Embassy of the Philippines is situated 3½ km northeast of Saïdet el Matâr.
Serail Baabda
Office building
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The Seraglio of Baabda, is a historic building located in Baabda, Lebanon, and is one of the country's oldest official buildings. This particular seraglio played a key role in Lebanon's history between 1860 and 1916, during the period of the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate. Serail Baabda is situated 3½ km east of Saïdet el Matâr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Choueifat and Dahieh.
Choueifat
Village
Choueifat is one of the biggest and most important cities south of Beirut in Lebanon. The local population of the city is made up of mostly Druze and a Christian minority, but in the last 25 years, many Beirutis have moved in to escape the capital's high rents, while many southerners have found Choueifat a good alternative to the crowded southern suburb known as Dahieh.
Dahieh
Suburb
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Dahieh is a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb in the south of Beirut, in the Baabda District of Lebanon. It has a minority of Sunni Muslims, Christians, and a Palestinian refugee camp with 20,000 inhabitants.
Haret Hreik
Village
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Haret Hreik is a mixed Shia and Maronite Christian municipality, in the Dahieh suburbs, south of Beirut, Lebanon. It is part of the Baabda District. Once an agricultural and Christian village, Haret Hreik lost its rural and Christian identity due to the wave of Shia Muslim refugees from Southern Lebanon who settled in the town and made it another urban neighborhood of Dahieh. Haret Hreik is situated 2½ km north of Saïdet el Matâr.
Saïdet el Matâr
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Saidet el Matar” and “Sayyidat al Maţār”
- Category: religion
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.82833° or 33° 49′ 42″ northLongitude
35.50361° or 35° 30′ 13″ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
8G5QRGH3+8CGeoNames ID
6273706
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In Other Languages
“Saïdet el Matâr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سيدة المطار”
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