Hermel
Sign in to savethumb| File:Hermel Pyramid.jpg|thumb|150x150pxShepherd Neolithic flint tools discovered at Kamouh el Hermel. 1. End scraper on a flake. 2. Transverse scraper and awl on a thin flake. 3. Borer on a flake blade. 4. Burin with a wide working edge on a heavy flake. All in matt brown flint. Hermel () is a town in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. It is the capital of Hermel District. Hermel is home to a Lebanese Red Cross First Aid Center. Hermel's inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Hermel
- Settlement.native_name
- الهرمل
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Lebanon
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Hermel District
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 136.4
- Settlement.population_total
- 22250
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 660
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +2
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Archaeology
- Hermel plains
- Hermel I (Mrah Abbas)
- Hermel II (Jisr el Aassi)
- Hermel III (Choueighir)
- Hermel IV (Wadi el Joz)
- Demographics
- Climate
- References
thumb| File:Hermel Pyramid.jpg|thumb|150x150pxShepherd Neolithic flint tools discovered at Kamouh el Hermel. 1. End scraper on a flake. 2. Transverse scraper and awl on a thin flake. 3. Borer on a flake blade. 4. Burin with a wide working edge on a heavy flake. All in matt brown flint. Hermel () is a town in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. It is the capital of Hermel District. Hermel is home to a Lebanese Red Cross First Aid Center. Hermel's inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.
There is an ancient pyramid known as Kamouh el Hermel (Pyramid or Needle of Hermel) located about south of the town that is a popular attraction for local tourists.