Aadloun

#109 among destinations in Lebanon

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Aadloun, Adloun or Adlun is a coastal town in South Lebanon, 17 kilometres south of Sidon famous for its cultivation of watermelons. It is also the site of a Phoenician necropolis and prehistoric caves where four archaeological sites have been discovered and dated to the Stone Age. The evidence of human occupation of Abri Zumoffen has been dated as far back as 71,000 BCE with occupation of Bezez Cave dating back even further into the earlier Middle Paleolithic. ()

Local name: عدلون Coordinates: 33°24'0"N, 35°17'14"E

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Aadloun – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Leontes Bridge, Sarepta.

4.7 miSW
Bridge
Leontes Bridge
120 min walk • The Leontes Bridge is a Roman bridge in Lebanon; it crosses the Litani River in the vicinity of Nahr Abou Assouad, 10 km north of Tyre.
4 miN
City, Archaeological site
Sarepta
102 min walk • Sarepta was a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast between Sidon and Tyre, also known biblically as Zarephath. It became a bishopric, which faded, and remains a double Catholic titular see.