Mount Amel Castles
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Arab States
Lebanon
Inscribed
2026
List reference
1810
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Mount Amel Castles is about 10 km south-east of Nabatiye et Tahta. The nearest other World Heritage site is Tyre, about 30 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Nabatiye et Tahta · about 80,000 peopleabout 10 km north-west
- Saida · about 174,000 peopleabout 30 km north-west
- Beirut · about 1,846,000 peopleabout 60 km north
- Zahlé · about 78,000 peopleabout 70 km north-east
- Nazareth · about 151,000 peopleabout 75 km south
- Damascus · about 2,466,000 peopleabout 75 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
LebanonCultural32 km away
LebanonCultural58 km away
IsraelCultural61 km away
SyriaCultural75 km away
IsraelCultural79 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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