Masjid As-Sayyida Khawla
Masjid As-Sayyida Khawla is a mosque in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. Masjid As-Sayyida Khawla is situated nearby to the monument Stone of the Pregnant Woman, as well as near Baalbeck Quarry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Shia
- Address: بعلبك
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stone of the Pregnant Woman and Trilithon.
Stone of the Pregnant Woman
Monument
Photo: Freedom’s Falcon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Baalbek Stones are six massive Roman worked stone blocks in Baalbek, Lebanon, characterised by a megalithic gigantism unparallelled in antiquity. How the stones were moved from where they were quarried to their final locations is uncertain. Stone of the Pregnant Woman is situated 300 metres southwest of Masjid As-Sayyida Khawla.
Trilithon
Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
A trilithon or trilith is a structure consisting of two large vertical stones supporting a third stone set horizontally across the top. It is commonly used in the context of megalithic monuments. Trilithon is situated 600 metres north of Masjid As-Sayyida Khawla.
Temple of Bacchus
Ruins
The Temple of Bacchus is part of the Baalbek archaeological site, in Beqaa Valley region of Lebanon. The temple complex is considered an outstanding archaeological and artistic site of Imperial Roman Architecture and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Temple of Bacchus is situated 550 metres northeast of Masjid As-Sayyida Khawla.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baalbek and Duris.
Baalbek
Baalbek بَعلبَك is one of the most spectacular archaeological sites in Lebanon and one of the country's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Baalbeck or 'Heliopolis' as it was known is the site of great ancient temples built by the Phoenicians, the Romans, and other civilisations that have conquered the region and enjoyed the fertile soil of the Bekaa Valley.
Duris
Village
Duris is a village located approximately 3 km. southwest of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. It is the site of a 13th-century Muslim shrine and a necropolis from the late Roman Imperial period that is currently undergoing archaeological investigation. Duris is situated 2½ km southwest of Masjid As-Sayyida Khawla.
Majdalun
Village
Majdaloun is a village in the Baalbek District, in Baalbek-Hermel, one of the governorates of Lebanon. Majdaloun is one of the eighty-three municipalities of the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate and of 1,052 for the whole of Lebanon. Majdalun is situated 6 km west of Masjid As-Sayyida Khawla.
Masjid As-Sayyida Khawla
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.00153° or 34° 0′ 6″ northLongitude
36.20165° or 36° 12′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8G6R2622+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 301456861OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=shia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Masjid As-Sayyida Khawla” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد السيدة خولة”
- French: “Mosquée Sayyeda Khawla”
- Spanish: “Mezquita Sayyeda Khawla”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Baalbeck Quarry and Stone of the Pregnant Woman.
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