En Nabi Daoud
En Nabi Daoud is an archaeological site in South Governorate, Lebanon. En Nabi Daoud is situated nearby to the wayside cross Our Lady of Mantara, as well as near the church N D Maghdouche.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Our Lady of Mantara and Ain al-Hilweh.
Our Lady of Mantara
Wayside cross
Photo: Philippe48, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Our Lady of Mantara is a Melkite Greek Catholic Marian shrine in Maghdouché, Lebanon, discovered on 8 September 1721 by a young shepherd. The grotto, which according to a legend dates to ancient times, was subsequently cared after by Monsignor Eftemios Saïfi, Melkite Catholic bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon. Our Lady of Mantara is situated 170 metres southwest of En Nabi Daoud.
Ain al-Hilweh
Social service facility
Ain al-Hilweh, also spelled as Ayn al-Hilweh and Ein El Hilweh, is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. It had a population of over 70,000 Palestinian refugees but swelled to nearly 120,000, as a result of influx of refugees from Syria since 2011. Ain al-Hilweh is situated 1½ km north of En Nabi Daoud.
Sidon Land Castle
Castle
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle of Saint Louis, also known as Qalaat al Muizz or the Land Castle, is a ruined castle in Sidon, Lebanon. It was built in 1254 by French crusaders on the site of an earlier Fatimid fortress, and was altered a number of times until the 17th century. Sidon Land Castle is situated 3½ km north of En Nabi Daoud.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Darb as-Sim and Maghdouché.
Darb as-Sim
Village
Darb as-Sim is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.
Maghdouché
Town
Photo: Philbous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maghdouché is a municipality in the South Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 50 km south of Beirut and 8 km southeast of Sidon. The village lies 3 km inland from the Mediterranean, occupying a hill with elevation ranging between 200 and 229 meters above sea level.
Zeghdraiya
Village
Zaghdraiya is a municipality in the South Governorate in Lebanon. It is located southeast of Sidon. The village is bordered with a number of villages/towns like Darb es Sim, Maghdouche, Miye ou Miye.
En Nabi Daoud
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “An Nabi Dawud,An Nabī Dāwūd, En Nabi Dâoûd”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.52877° or 33° 31′ 44″ northLongitude
35.38166° or 35° 22′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8G5QG9HJ+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 564348625OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“En Nabi Daoud” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “النبي داوود”
- French: “En Nabi Daoud”
- German: “En Nabi Daoud”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include N D Maghdouche and Municipality of Maghdoucheh.
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