Mgharet el Hiskane
Mgharet el Hiskane is a cliff in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon and has an elevation of 347 metres. Mgharet el Hiskane is situated nearby to the area El Aazi, as well as near the locality Qirtada.Places of Interest
Highlights include Brummana High School.
Brummana High School
School
Brummana High School is a private school in Lebanon. It is located in the village of Brummana, situated in Metn, Mount Lebanon, 10 kilometres east of the capital city Beirut. Brummana High School is situated 3½ km north of Mgharet el Hiskane.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abadiyeh and Beit Mery.
Abadiyeh
Village
Abadiyeh is a municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 16 kilometers east of Beirut. There is one main public highschool in the town, which had more than 500 pupils in 2019.
Beit Mery
Town
Photo: Buthaina Al-Othman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beit Mery is a Lebanese town overlooking the capital Beirut. The town has been a summer mountain resort since the times of the Phoenicians and later the Romans. Beit Mery is situated 2½ km northwest of Mgharet el Hiskane.
Ain Saadeh
Town
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. As of 2025, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.4 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the twelfth-largest city in the Levant region and the sixteenth-largest in the Arab world. Ain Saadeh is situated 3½ km northwest of Mgharet el Hiskane.
Mgharet el Hiskane
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 347 metres
- Also known as: “Mughārat al Ḩiskān”
- Category: landform
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.84889° or 33° 50′ 56″ northLongitude
35.62139° or 35° 37′ 17″ eastElevation
347 metres (1,138 feet)Open location code
8G5QRJXC+HHGeoNames ID
6275178
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In Other Languages
“Mgharet el Hiskane” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مغارة الحسكان”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El Aazi and Qirtada.
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