Qalaat el Hosn

Qalaat el Hosn is an archaeological site in , and has an elevation of 807 metres. Qalaat el Hosn is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the town .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baissour and Bechamoun.

Village
or Bayssour, is a village located in the of . It is 850 metres above sea level and shares a border with , Kaifoun, Kabr Shmoon, Majdlaya, and .

Town
Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is a town near in the of . It has an area about 6.6 square kilometres and elevation between 60 and 580 metres above sea level. is situated 3 km west of Qalaat el Hosn.

Village
Photo: Joehawayek, Public domain.
, is a town in which makes up one of the 70 towns and villages in the Lebanese district of . It has an estimated population of 3,000. is situated 3 km north of Qalaat el Hosn.

Qalaat el Hosn

Latitude
33.78306° or 33° 46′ 59″ north
Longitude
35.56139° or 35° 33′ 41″ east
Elevation
807 metres (2,648 feet)
Open location code
8G5QQHM6+6H
Geo­Names ID
6273922
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In Other Languages

“Qalaat el Hosn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة الحصن”

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