Fortress of Niha
The Fortress of Niha is an ancient fortress in Lebanon, first mentioned in historical records in 975 AD. It is located in the municipality of Niha Chouf in Lebanon, and is today visited as cultural heritage in the Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve.- Type: Castle
- Description: fortress in modern libanon
- Also known as: “Cave of Tyron” and “Niha Fort”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jezzine and Haret Jandal.
Jezzine
Photo: Vonwerden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jezzine is a municipality in Lebanon, located 22 km from Sidon and 40 km south of Beirut. It is the capital of Jezzine District. Surrounded by mountain peaks, pine forests, and at an average altitude of 950 m, it is the main summer resort and tourist destination of South Lebanon.
Haret Jandal
Village
Haret Jandal is a municipality in the Chouf District of Lebanon. It is 850 meters above sea level. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze. Haret Jandal is situated 6 km north of Fortress of Niha.
Bsaba
Village
Bsaba, also written as Bessaba, Bisaba, Bisābā, Bseba El Chouf, is a village in Chouf District, Lebanon. Bsaba is a member of Federation of South Iqlim El Kharroub Municipalities. Bsaba is situated 6 km northwest of Fortress of Niha.
Fortress of Niha
- Categories: fortress, building, cave, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.57753° or 33° 34′ 39″ northLongitude
35.60826° or 35° 36′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8G5QHJH5+28OpenStreetMap ID
node 5646209374OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q824442
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Polish—“Fortress of Niha” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شقيف تيرون”
- Arabic: “قلعة نيحا”
- Arabic: “مغارة شقيف تيرون”
- Chinese: “尼哈城堡”
- French: “Forteresse de Niha”
- German: “Cave de Tyron”
- German: “Caves de Tyron”
- German: “Höhlen von Tyron”
- Italian: “Cave de Tyron”
- Polish: “Jaskinia Tyron”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ROOM 1980 and Aïn Aatchîne.
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