Lake Qaraoun

#10 among destinations in Lebanon

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Lake

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Lake Qaraoun is an artificial lake or reservoir located in the southern region of the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. It was created near Qaraoun village in 1959 by building a 61 m-high concrete-faced rockfill dam in the middle reaches of the Litani River. The reservoir has been used for hydropower generation, domestic water supply, and for irrigation of 27,500 ha. ()

Local name: بحيرة قرعون Elevation: 2749 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 33°34'27"N, 35°41'53"E

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BekaaLebanon

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Lake Qaraoun – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Joub Jannine, Baidar ech Chamout, Tell Jisr, Litani River Dam.

6.1 miNE
Town, Archaeological site
Joub Jannine
157 min walk • Joub Jannine is located in the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon. Joub Jannine is the capital of West Beqaa. It is a town and the center of the Western Beqaa District, hosting the Serail, which is a main governmental building serving the area.
3.4 miSW
Archaeological site
Baidar ech Chamout, Niha Chouf
88 min walk • Baidar ech Chamout, Baïdar ech Chamoût or Beidar Chamout is a small village located 3 kilometres northeast of Machgara in the Western Beqaa District of Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.
6.5 miNE
Archaeological site
Tell Jisr
166 min walk • Tell Jisr, Tell el-Jisr or Tell ej-Jisr is a hill and archaeological site 1.5 kilometres northwest of Joub Jannine in the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon. It was discovered in 1965-1966 by Lorraine Copeland and Peter Wescombe but the perimeter and extent of the find was not fully determined.
1.9 miS
Dam
Litani River Dam
48 min walk • The Litani River Dam was established in 1959 and created the largest artificial lake in Lebanon, Lake Qaraoun. The area of the lake is about 12 square kilometers, and the capacity the lake is able to hold is about 220 million cubic meters.
6.1 miSE
Village, Archaeological site
Nebi Safa
157 min walk • Nebi Safa, Nabi Safa, Neby Sufa, An Nabi Safa, An Nabi Safa' or En Nabi Safa also known as Mazraet Selsata or Thelthatha is a village in the Kfar Mishki municipality situated 13 kilometres west of Rashaya in the Rashaya District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.

Lake Qaraoun

Facts and practical information

Lake Qaraoun – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Joub Jannine

Baidar ech Chamout, Niha Chouf

Tell Jisr

Litani River Dam

Nebi Safa