Kanisa
Kanisa is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon. Kanisa is situated nearby to the hamlet Al-Buweit, as well as near Umm Hartein Atiq.- Type: Village
- Description: village in Wadi Khaled, Akkar
- Also known as: “Kanisah”, “Kaniset”, “Knaïssé”, “Knaisse Hnaider”, “Kneisset Hnaider”, “الكنيسة”, “كنيسة - عكار”, “كنيسة (عكار)”, and “كنيسة عكار”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qarha and An-Na’em.
Qarha
Village
Qarha is a village located in the Akkar District of the Akkar Governorate in Lebanon. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawite Muslims.
An-Na’em
Village
Al-Na'im is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs and northwest of al-Qusayr. Just east of the border with Lebanon and on the western shores of Lake Qattinah, nearby localities include… An-Na’em is situated 4 km east of Kanisa.
Al-Hoz
Village
Al-Houz is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Situated at the southern edge of Lake Qattinah, nearby localities include Aqrabiyah to the southwest, Arjoun and al-Qusayr to the southeast, Kafr Mousa to the east and al-Ghassaniya to the northeast. Al-Hoz is situated 8 km east of Kanisa.
Kanisa
- Categories: village/town/city in Lebanon and locality
- Location: Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.6007° or 34° 36′ 3″ northLongitude
36.43902° or 36° 26′ 21″ eastElevation
536 metres (1,759 feet)Open location code
8G6RJC2Q+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 5213119029OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Kanisa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة”
- French: “Knaisse”
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