Ech Chehhâra

Ech Chehhâra is a terrace in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon and has an elevation of 710 metres. Ech Chehhâra is situated nearby to the locality El Qnaïtra, as well as near the village Ain Aar.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lower Grotto and Hospital Bhannes.

Lower Grotto

Cave

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

The Jeita Grotto is a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres. The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb river valley within the locality of Jeita, 18 kilometres north of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Lower Grotto is situated 2½ km north of Ech Chehhâra.

Hospital Bhannes

Hospital

Photo: Reneicki, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Marist College Champville

College

The Collège Mariste Champville is a private Marist Roman Catholic and French-language educational institution set in Dik El Mehdi, Matn District, Lebanon. Marist College Champville is situated 3½ km northwest of Ech Chehhâra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bhersaf and Bikfaya.

Bhersaf

Village

Bhersaf is a Lebanese village located in the Matn District in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. SOS Children's Villages is present in the village since 1969.

Bikfaya

Village

Photo: Evilscaught, CC BY 3.0.

Bikfaya is a town in the Matn District region of Mount Lebanon. Its stone houses with red-tiled roofs resting amidst pine and oak forests make Bikfaya one of the most sought-after suburbs of Beirut and one of Lebanon's most popular summer resorts. Bikfaya is situated 3 km east of Ech Chehhâra.

Jeita

Photo: Freedom’s Falcon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jeita is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 20 kilometres north of Beirut.

Ech Chehhâra

Type: Terrace with an elevation of 710 metres
Also known as: “Ash Shaḩḩārah” and “Ech Chehhara”
Category: landform
Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.92139° or 33° 55′ 17″ north

Longitude

35.65167° or 35° 39′ 6″ east

Elevation

710 metres (2,329 feet)

Open location code

8G5QWMC2+HM

GeoNames ID

6275352

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In Other Languages

“Ech Chehhâra” goes by many names.

Arabic: “الشحّارة”

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