Middle East
Lebanon
North Lebanon

Wujah Al Hajar

Hamat Air Base, formerly known as Pierre Gemayel International Airport, is a Lebanese Air Force base in , . It was built in the mid-1970s. The airport was however never used for civilian purposes.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Hamat Air Base”, “Wujah Al Hajar Air Base”, and “Wujah Al Hajar Airport”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mussaylha Fort.

Photo: بانزو, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mseilha Fort is a historic fortification located in Northern Lebanon, strategically positioned on the right bank of the Al-Jaouz River, in , approximately 2.5 kilometers northeast of the city of in North Lebanon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Selaata and Batroun.

Village
is a village in the Batroun district of the in . The town is approximately 45 km north of and approximately 3 km north of .

Photo: TheGrg, CC0.
(Arabic: ٱلْبَتْرُون al-Batrūn, ancient Botrys, is a coastal city in northern Lebanon and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is the capital city of District.

Town
, sometimes spelled Kfar Aabida or Kfaraabida, is a village located 2 kilometres south of in the Batroun District of the in .

Wujah Al Hajar

Latitude
34.2826° or 34° 16′ 57″ north
Longitude
35.68065° or 35° 40′ 50″ east
Elevation
197 metres (646 feet)
Open location code
8G6Q7MMJ+27
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1042046395
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
11864918
Wiki­data ID
Q8039116
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tajik—“Wujah Al Hajar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قاعدة حامات الجوية”
  • Arabic: “مطار وجه الحجر”
  • Japanese: “ウジフ・アル＝ハジャル空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Wujah Al Hajar”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی وجه‌الحجر”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی ووجه الهاجر”
  • Russian: “Авиабаза Вуджах-аль-Хаджар”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ вуҷҳ олҳоҷр”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Вуҷаҳ Ал Ҳаҷар”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hamat and Kouba.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wujuh Al Hajar Checkpoint and Wujah Al Hajar Air Base.

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