Ammiq is a town in the Chouf area, Mount Lebanon. Chouf App is a utility app for Chouf-area residents — it connects Ammiq with Chouf-based stores for shopping and with a directory of trusted local trades.
elevation ~519 m
Ammiq is a Chouf-area settlement in Mount Lebanon.
The ancient Semitic pronunciation of the name does not differ in meaning from what it can mean today: 'the low, sunken and deep place'. Ancient remains were found in its land, including sarcophagi and pottery from the early Semitic periods, plus a Byzantine church and an old monastery.
Ammiq (Chouf) is home to the monastery of Mar Mikhael, built in the eighteenth century and later listed by decree among Lebanon's official archaeological buildings; on 4 July 2002 the foundation stone was laid for a hall and a church of Mar Mikhael belonging to the Basilian Salvatorian Order. The town saw displacement during the war of the 1980s and was among the villages that benefited from the return plan and compensation before 27 July 1991.
أبو ناصيف، حبيب، حدّاد، الخوري، ريشا، سعد، كرم، المعلوف، منذر، نمر، وازن، يونس
~40 km from Beirut · ~40 min drive
The town of Ammiq is in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, at around 519 m elevation.
Ammiq is about 40 km from Beirut, roughly a 40-minute drive.
The ancient Semitic pronunciation of the name does not differ in meaning from what it can mean today: 'the low, sunken and deep place'. Ancient remains were found in its land, including sarcophagi and pottery from the early Semitic periods, plus a Byzantine church and an old monastery.
Families associated with Ammiq include: أبو ناصيف, حبيب, حدّاد, الخوري, ريشا, سعد, كرم, المعلوف, منذر, نمر, وازن, يونس.
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