Ghabbit

Ghabbit is a slope in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Ghabbit is situated nearby to the locality Kassâra, as well as near El Hyara.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Silk Museum and Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour.

Silk Museum

Museum

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Bsous Silk Museum is a silk museum in the town of Bsous near Wadi Chahrour in Lebanon, located around 15 kilometres east of Beirut.

Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour

School

Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour often known colloquially as Jamhour, is a private, Catholic, co-educational, primary and secondary school, located in Jamhour, in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour is situated 3 km northwest of Ghabbit.

The Hope for Peace Monument is a monument in Yarze, Lebanon, made to celebrate the end of the Lebanese Civil War in 1990. It was designed by the French-born American artist Armand Fernandez. Hope for Peace is situated 4 km northwest of Ghabbit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bdadoun and Houmal.

Bdadoun

Village

Photo: Joehawayek, Public domain.

Bdadoun, is a town in Mount Lebanon which makes up one of the 70 towns and villages in the Lebanese district of Aley. It has an estimated population of 3,000.

Houmal

Village

Houmal is a town in Mount Lebanon which makes up one of the 70 towns and villages in the district of Aley. It is 400 meters above sea level and 25 kilometres from the capital Beirut.

Baabda

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Baabda is the capital city of Baabda District and Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was also the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon that existed from 1861 to 1918. Baabda is situated 4 km northwest of Ghabbit.

Ghabbit

Type: Slope
Also known as: “Al Ghābīt”
Category: landform
Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.81111° or 33° 48′ 40″ north

Longitude

35.58167° or 35° 34′ 54″ east

Elevation

478 metres (1,568 feet)

Open location code

8G5QRH6J+CM

GeoNames ID

6273815

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Ghabbit” goes by many names.

Arabic: “الغابيت”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kassâra and El Hyara.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ayn Saadé and Bremrîne.

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