Burj Al Shamali
Burj Al Shamali is a town in Lebanon. Burj Al Shamali is situated nearby to the village Charnip, as well as near Maachouq.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town
- Description: village in South Governorate, Lebanon
- Also known as: “Al-Bustan”, “Borj Ech Chemali”, “Borj Ech Chmali”, “Borj El Chmali”, “Burj ash Shamali”, and “Burj ash-Shamali”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tyre Hippodrome and Ruins of Tyre Necropolis.
Tyre Hippodrome
Archaeological site
Photo: Ibrahimamirnaeem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tyre Hippodrome, located in the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, is an ancient sporting arena and UNESCO World Heritage site dating back to the second century AD. Tyre Hippodrome is situated 2½ km west of Burj Al Shamali.
Ruins of Tyre Necropolis
Ruins
Photo: Matze187, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The al-Bass necropolis is a Lebanese UNESCO World Heritage Site, part of the al-Bass archaeological site in the city of Tyre situated next to the el-Buss refugee camp. Ruins of Tyre Necropolis is situated 2½ km northwest of Burj Al Shamali.
El Bass Refugee Camp
Social service facility
Al-Buss camp – also transliterated Bass, Al-Bass, or El-Buss with the definite article spelled either al or el – is one of the twelve Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, located in the Southern Lebanese city of Tyre. El Bass Refugee Camp is situated 3 km northwest of Burj Al Shamali.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Bazouriyah and Tyre.
Al-Bazouriyah
Town
Al-Bazouriyah is a municipality in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. Al-Bazouriyah is situated 3½ km east of Burj Al Shamali.
Tyre
Photo: Ankara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tyre is the fourth-largest city in Lebanon. It is particularly noteworthy for its stunning and clean beaches as well as some of the finest examples of Roman architecture in the world.
Tayr Debba
Village
Tayr Debba is a municipality in the Tyre District in the South Governorate of Lebanon, located 7 kilometres east of Tyre and 88 kilometers south of Beirut. Tayr Debba is situated 4 km east of Burj Al Shamali.
Burj Al Shamali
- Categories: village/town/city in Lebanon and locality
- Location: Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.26156° or 33° 15′ 42″ northLongitude
35.23683° or 35° 14′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8G5Q766P+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 6337692471OpenStreetMap feature
place=townWikidata ID
Q12197869
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Burj Al Shamali” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البرج الشمالي (صور)”
- Arabic: “البرج الشمالي (قرية)”
- Arabic: “برج الشمالي”
- French: “Burj Al Shamali”
- Hebrew: “בורג‘ אל-שמאלי”
- Italian: “Borj el Chamali”
- Persian: “برج الشمالی”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Charnip and Maachouq.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sour Mall and Lebanese Italian Hospital.
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