Tannourine
Sign in to saveTannourine (, also Tannoureen, Tannorine) is a Lebanese town located in the Batroun District, part of the Governorate of North Lebanon, 80 km from the capital Beirut. Tannourine is formed by a cluster of mountain settlements located in the highs of the Batroun District, the largest of which is Tannourine El-Fawqa, followed by Chatine,Tannourine El-Tahta, and Wata Houb. Tannourine has a population of about 25,000.
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Place details
- Locality
- Tannourine El Tahta
- Region
- محافظة الشمال
- Country
- لبنان
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Tannourine
- Settlement.native_name
- تنورين
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Tannourine, au nord du Liban.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Tannourine
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lebanon
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Lebanon
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Batroun
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 95
- Settlement.population_total
- 25000
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2018
- Settlement.area_code
- +961 (06)
- Settlement.timezone
- Beirut
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +2
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- +3
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Climate
- Tannourine Cedar Reserve
- Villages and local attractions
- Churches and monasteries
- Archaeological sites
- History
- Economy
- Government and demographics
- Religion
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Tannourine (, also Tannoureen, Tannorine) is a Lebanese town located in the Batroun District, part of the Governorate of North Lebanon, 80 km from the capital Beirut. Tannourine is formed by a cluster of mountain settlements located in the highs of the Batroun District, the largest of which is Tannourine El-Fawqa, followed by Chatine,Tannourine El-Tahta, and Wata Houb. Tannourine has a population of about 25,000.
Tannourine extends between the municipal borders of Douma and Yammoune, and between Aqoura to the south and Bsharri and Hadath El Jebbeh to the north. The town is close to the Kadisha Valley and Cedars of God UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Afqa grotto, the Baatara sinkhole, and the Nahr Ibrahim valley.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tannourine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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