El Qalaa
El Qalaa is a locality in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. El Qalaa is situated nearby to the locality Al Makhāḑah, as well as near Marīsī.Places of Interest
Highlights include National Museum of Beirut and Sursock Museum.
National Museum of Beirut
Museum
Photo: Elie plus, Public domain.
The National Museum of Beirut is the principal museum of archaeology in Lebanon. The collection begun after World War I, and the museum was officially opened in 1942.
Sursock Museum
Museum
Photo: Bertilvidet, CC BY 2.5.
The Sursock Museum, officially known as the Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum, is a modern and contemporary art museum in Beirut, Lebanon. Sursock Museum is situated 3 km northwest of El Qalaa.
Horsh Beirut
Park
Horsh Beirut is an urban park in the heart of the capital of Lebanon, Beirut. The urban park is also known as Horsh El Snaubar. The park covers about 0.3 square kilometres of green space within municipal Beirut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sin el Fil and Dekwaneh.
Sin el Fil
Town
Sin el Fil is a suburb east of Beirut in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon.
Dekwaneh
Town
Dekwaneh is a suburb north of Beirut in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. The population is predominantly Maronite Christian.
Hazmiyeh
Town
Hazmieh is a city in Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, and a suburb of Beirut, part of Greater Beirut.
El Qalaa
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Qal‘ah”
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.87056° or 33° 52′ 14″ northLongitude
35.53389° or 35° 32′ 2″ eastElevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
8G5QVGCM+6HGeoNames ID
6274943
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In Other Languages
“El Qalaa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القلعة”
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Localities in the Area
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