North Governorate topographic maps
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Mount Lebanon
Mount Lebanon (Arabic: جَبَل لُبْنَان, romanized: jabal lubnān, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʒabal ləbˈneːn]; Syriac: ܛܘܪ ܠܒ݂ܢܢ, romanized: ṭūr leḇnān, Western Syriac pronunciation: [tˤur lewˈnɔn]; Latin: Libanus) is a mountain range in Lebanon. It is about 170 km (110…
Average elevation: 9,249 ft
Bsharri
Bsharri (Arabic: بشرّي Bšarrī; also romanized Becharre, Bcharre, Bsharre, Bcharre Al Arz) is a Lebanese town located in the district of the same name, North Governorate, situated at altitudes between 1,100 m (3,600 ft) and 3,088 m (10,131 ft). Bsharri is the location of the Cedars of God, a UNESCO World…
Average elevation: 6,060 ft
Aitou
With a qāf added at the beginning, as Qaitou, the name could mean in Aramaic 'summer', 'heat' or 'boar'. It is equivalent to the Arabic qaiz (قيظ), meaning 'canicule' or 'heat wave', and to Hebrew qayits (קיץ) meaning 'summer'. It could refer to Aitou being used as a summer resort, given the town's…
Average elevation: 2,864 ft
Smar Jbeil
Smar Jbeil (Arabic: سمار جبيل, also known as "Asmar Jbeil" or "Samar Jbeil") is a village located in the Batroun District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It is located on a hill facing the Mediterranean Sea at 500 m elevation. It is one of the oldest villages in Lebanon.
Average elevation: 1,086 ft
Bdebba
The town of Bdebba is located in the Qada’a of Koura in the North governorate at an average altitude of 900 feet (270 meters) above sea level. Bdebba is 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Beirut 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers) east of the Mediterranean sea and 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) south of Tripoli (Trablous)…
Average elevation: 928 ft
Zgharta District
The district at elevations from 40–2,550 metres (130–8,370 ft), from near the coast to its highest point in the Mount Lebanon mountain range.
Average elevation: 1,729 ft
Zgharta
Zgharta is situated at an altitude of around 120m above sea level. The main and old city of Zgharta is situated between the two rivers of Rachiine and Jouit which merge forming the Abu Ali River which then passes through the city of Tripoli.
Average elevation: 604 ft
Tripoli
The urban form of Mamluk Tripoli was dictated mainly by climate, site configuration, defense, and urban aesthetics. The layout of major thoroughfares was set according to prevailing winds and topography. The city had no fortifications, but heavy building construction characterized by compact urban forms,…
Average elevation: 138 ft
Miniyeh
Miniyeh (Arabic: المنية, French: Minieh) is the capital of the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District in North Governorate of Lebanon. Minya is located 96 km from Beirut at an altitude of 20 m above sea level.
Average elevation: 98 ft
Tannourine
Tannourine is the plural of the Syriac word tannour, which indicates an old stone oven. Tannourine's name may in fact stem from the local topography, which resembles the convex form of an oven called tannour, with the dual suffix ine as a reference to the two distinct areas of Tannourine Al-Tahta (literally…
Average elevation: 5,253 ft
Ehden
Ehden is located in the central northern side of Mount Lebanon, with a 1500-metre (at Midan square) elevation from sea level. It is 120 kilometres (75 mi) from Beirut, 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Tripoli and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Zgharta. Ehden used to be the sole residence for Zghartians prior to the…
Average elevation: 4,429 ft
