Jouar el Ouata
Jouar el Ouata is a karst area in North Lebanon, Lebanon and has an elevation of 2,819 metres. Jouar el Ouata is situated nearby to the locality Chîr el Hamâm, as well as near the area El Baïyâda.Places of Interest
Highlights include Qurnat as Sawda’.
Qurnat as Sawda’
Peak
Photo: Erwin Franzen, Public domain.
Qurnat as Sawdā is the highest point in Lebanon and the Levant, at 3,088 m above sea level. It is the summit of Jabal al Makmel, a mountain range in Bsharri, North Lebanon. Qurnat as Sawda’ is situated 2½ km northeast of Jouar el Ouata.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bsharri and Bekaa Kafra.
Bsharri
Town
Bsharri is a Lebanese town located in the district of the same name, North Governorate, situated at altitudes between 1,100 m and 3,088 m. Bsharri is the location of the Cedars of God, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the only remaining place where the Cedrus libani tree grows natively. Bsharri is situated 9 km southwest of Jouar el Ouata.
Bekaa Kafra
Village
Photo: Potatoes8895, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bekaa Kafra is a Lebanese village located in the Bsharri District in Northern Lebanon. Bekaa Kafra is located above the village of Bsharri across the Kadisha Valley. Bekaa Kafra is situated 10 km southwest of Jouar el Ouata.
Jouar el Ouata
- Type: Karst area
- Also known as: “Juwār al Waţá”
- Category: landform
- Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.28222° or 34° 16′ 56″ northLongitude
36.09639° or 36° 5′ 47″ eastElevation
2,819 metres (9,249 feet)Open location code
8G6R73JW+VHGeoNames ID
6394396
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In Other Languages
“Jouar el Ouata” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جوار الوطى”
Localities in the Area
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