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El Majdal Destination Guide

Touring El Majdal in Lebanon

El Majdal in the region of Aakkâr is located in Lebanon - some 73 mi or ( 117 km ) North-East of Beirut , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Majdal

Time in El Majdal is now 07:54 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Beirut " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Tarin, Tall Kalakh, Shin, and Krak des Chevaliers. Being here already, consider visiting Nicosia . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for El Majdal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Krak des Chevaliers walk around the Battlements

2:22 min by Beran1979
Views: 1150 Rating: 5.00

One of the undefeated and greatest castles of the world. Build by the Curusaders it was an important part of the defenses of the region. Walk around the Battlements with views of the castle and the su ..

122. Stopem po Syrii. Hitch-hiking in Syria

0:19 min by michalkruszewski
Views: 792 Rating: 5.00

Stopem po Syrii. Hitch-hiking in Syria. ..


Crac des Chevaliers

2:04 min by Beran1979
Views: 268 Rating: 5.00

View of the world's most famous castle from the battlements and from the highest tower. ..

Syria - Crac Des Chevaliers

1:34 min by sonic581
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Interesting facts about this location

Chadra

Chadra is a Lebanese village of Akkar villages in the State of the North Lebanon. Located in a pool of villages called Al dourayb.

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Located at 34.62 36.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in Lebanon

Homs Gap

The Homs Gap (also called the Akkar Gap) is a relatively flat passage in the Orontes River Valley of southern Syria. Nicknamed the "gateway to Syria," the gap separates the An-Nusayriyah Mountains and Jebel Zawiyah from the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountains. The small Nahr al-Kabir river runs down the Gap to the Syrian coast to the Mediterranean Sea.

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Located at 34.70 36.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Homs Governorate, Mountain passes of Syria, Trade routes, Valleys of Syria

Battle of Kadesh

The Battle of Kadesh (also Qadesh) took place between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River, in what is now the Syrian Arab Republic. The battle is generally dated to 1274 BC, and is the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known. It was probably the largest chariot battle ever fought, involving perhaps 5,000–6,000 chariots.

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Located at 34.56 36.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1270s BC, 13th-century BC conflicts, Battles involving ancient Egypt, Battles involving the Canaanites, Battles involving the Hittite Empire, Canaan, Military history of Syria, Ramesses II

Kadesh

For other uses see Qadesh Kadesh was an ancient city of the Levant, located on or near the headwaters or ford of the Orontes River. It is surmised by Kenneth Kitchen to be the ruins at Tell Nebi Mend, about 24 kilometers southwest of Homs near Al Qusayr in what is now western Syria but is located in the text of the inscriptions at the Battle of Kadesh as near Tunip in the land of the Amurru.

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Located at 34.56 36.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Amarna letters locations, Archaeological sites in Homs Governorate, Canaanite cities, Former populated places in Syria

Laodicea ad Libanum

Laodicea ad Libanum (Laodicea of Lebanon) – Greek: Λαοδικεια η προς Λίβανου), also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia; also Cabrosa, Scabrosa and Cabiosa Laodiceia – was an ancient Hellenistic city on the Orontes in Coele-Syria, the remains of which are found approximately 25 km southwest of Homs, Syria. The city is mentioned by Strabo (xvi. p. 755) as the commencement of the Marsyas Campus, which extended along the west side of the Orontes, near its source.

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Located at 34.56 36.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Syria, Archaeological sites in Syria, Former populated places in Syria, Hellenistic colonies, Roman sites in Syria, Titular sees in Asia