Hosh
Hosh is a town in South Governorate, Lebanon. Hosh is situated nearby to the town Burj Al Shamali, as well as near the village Er Rachidiye.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 4 km northwest of Hosh.
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 4 km northwest of Hosh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain and Batoulay.
Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain
Village
Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain is a place abounding with immense fountains, with reservoirs and aqueducts 6 kilometers south of Tyre, and ca. 77 kilometers south of Beirut, in the South Governorate, in the municipality of Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain. Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain is situated 2½ km southwest of Hosh.
Batoulay
Village
Batoulay (old name: Beit Hulei, is a municipality in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. Batoulay is situated 2½ km southeast of Hosh.
Ain Baal
Village
Photo: RomanDeckert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ain Baal is a Lebanese municipality located in the Caza of Tyre in the South Governorate of Lebanon. The municipality is member of Federation of Tyr District Municipalities. Ain Baal is situated 3 km southeast of Hosh.
Hosh
- Type: Town
- Also known as: “Haouch”
- Category: locality
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.24343° or 33° 14′ 36″ northLongitude
35.23848° or 35° 14′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8G5Q66VQ+99OpenStreetMap ID
node 8913085270OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Hosh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الحوش”
- French: “El Haouch”
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