El Kroum
El Kroum is a cultivated area in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon and has an elevation of 927 metres. El Kroum is situated nearby to the village Hoshmosh, as well as near the locality El Bayad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rayak Air Base.
Rayak Air Base
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rayak Air Base is Lebanon's first air base and the place where the Lebanese Air Force was born on June 1, 1949. In the 1950s, the RAF sent its own instructors to help the Lebanese Airforce. Rayak Air Base is situated 3½ km northwest of El Kroum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temnine El Tehta and Serraaine El Faouqa.
Temnine El Tehta
Village
Temnine Et Tahta is a village located in the Baalbek District of the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate in Lebanon. Temnine El Tehta is situated 6 km northwest of El Kroum.
Serraaine El Faouqa
Village
Saraain El Faouqa is a village located 6 kilometres northeast of Rayak in Baalbek District, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. Most of its inhabitants Shia Muslims and a minority are Maronites. Serraaine El Faouqa is situated 8 km northeast of El Kroum.
Niha
Village
Photo: Nmaluf, Public domain.
Niha is a village in the Bekaa Valley about 18 km north of Zahlé. It is famous for its Roman archeological ruins in the outskirts, and in particular two lower Roman temples that date back to the 1st century AD. Niha is situated 9 km northwest of El Kroum.
El Kroum
- Type: Cultivated area
- Also known as: “Al Kurūm”
- Location: Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.83194° or 33° 49′ 55″ northLongitude
36.02194° or 36° 1′ 19″ eastElevation
927 metres (3,041 feet)Open location code
8G5RR2JC+QQGeoNames ID
6276555
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In Other Languages
“El Kroum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الكروم”
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Localities in the Area
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