Nor Amanos

Nor Amanos is a locality in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. Nor Amanos is situated nearby to the locality Nor Guiliguia, as well as near Sinaiyet ej Jmaïliyé.

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. National Museum of Beirut is situated 3½ km southwest of Nor Amanos.

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 west of Nor Amanos.

Saint Joseph University of Beirut

University

Photo: Eddy.dossantos2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saint Joseph University of Beirut is a private Catholic research university in Beirut, Lebanon, founded in 1875 by French Jesuit missionaries and subsidized by the Government of France during the time when Lebanon was under Ottoman rule. Saint Joseph University of Beirut is situated 4 km west of Nor Amanos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourj Hammoud and Dekwaneh.

Bourj Hammoud

Town

Photo: Serouj, Public domain.

Bourj Hammoud is a town and municipality in Lebanon located north-east of the capital Beirut, in the Matn District, and is part of Greater Beirut. The town is heavily populated by Lebanese Armenians.

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.

Karantina

Neighborhood

La Quarantine, which is colloquially referred to as Karantina and sometimes spelled Quarantina, is a predominantly low-income, mixed-use residential, commercial, and semi-industrial neighborhood in northeastern Beirut.

Nor Amanos

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Nūr Amānūs”
Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.89137° or 33° 53′ 29″ north

Longitude

35.54939° or 35° 32′ 58″ east

Elevation

14 metres (46 feet)

Open location code

8G5QVGRX+GQ

GeoNames ID

6275240

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Nor Amanos” goes by many names.

Arabic: “نور أمانوس”
Western Armenian: “Նոր Ամանոս”

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Localities in the Area

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