Qaraoun
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Qaraoun is a village in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley best known for the nearby Qaraoun Dam and its large artificial lake on the Litani River.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | village ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate with continental influence ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| economyActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| elevationRelative | higher than coastal Lebanon ⓘ |
| governingCountryCapital | Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtificialLake | Lake Qaraoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalBasin | Litani River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage | Arabic name: قرعون ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBirdHabitat | Lake Qaraoun bird area ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure | Litani River Authority facilities ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea | Ammiq Wetland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown |
Aitanit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khirbet Qanafar NERFINISHED ⓘ Machghara NERFINISHED ⓘ Saghbine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSettlement | rural settlement ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Qaraoun Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
artificial lake on the Litani River ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Beqaa Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Beqaa Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Beqaa District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| locatedInSubregion | Western Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Anti-Lebanon mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Lebanon range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Litani River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Chtaura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Zahlé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyDam | Qaraoun Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Lake Qaraoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Bekaa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
connected to Beirut via Beqaa roads
ⓘ
connected to Chtaura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | inland valley ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Eastern European Summer Time
ⓘ
Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
| utcOffsetDST | +3 ⓘ |
| waterResourceRole |
domestic water supply source region
ⓘ
hydroelectric power production area ⓘ irrigation hub in Beqaa Valley ⓘ |
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