Sahel Alma

Sahel Alma is a village located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon, it constitutes along with three other villages the area known as Jounieh.

Type: Village
Description: human settlement in Lebanon
Also known as: “Sahel Aalma” and “Sahêl Aalma”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bkerké and Chateau Musar.

Bkerké

Monastery

Photo: J.Hassoun, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bkerké is the episcopal see of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronite Church in Lebanon, located 350 m above the bay of Jounieh, northeast of Beirut, in Lebanon. Bkerké is situated 3½ km southwest of Sahel Alma.

Chateau Musar

Wine shop

Chateau Musar is a Lebanese winery located in Ghazir, Lebanon, 24 kilometres north of the capital Beirut. Musar grapes grow in the Beqaa Valley, a fertile sunny valley at an elevation of 1,000 metres, situated 40 km east of Beirut. Chateau Musar is situated 3 km northeast of Sahel Alma.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Batha and Ghosta.

Batha

Village

Photo: Espacefr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Batha is a village in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 28 kilometers northern the Lebanese capital Beirut, and to the east of Jounieh Bay, with a view of the Mediterranean sea, with average elevation of 580 meters above sea level and total land area approximately 63 hectares.

Ghosta

Village

Ghosta is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 36 kilometers north of Beirut. Ghosta's average elevation is 950 meters above sea level and its total land area is 461 hectares.