Dahr El Maghara, in the Chouf

Dahr El Maghara is a town in the Chouf area, Mount Lebanon. Chouf App is a utility app for Chouf-area residents — it connects Dahr El Maghara with Chouf-based stores for shopping and with a directory of trusted local trades.

elevation ~289 m

About Dahr El Maghara

Dahr El Maghara is a small Lebanese Christian village that is located 33°41′N 35°27′E, about 20 km south of Beirut in the Chouf region of Mount Lebanon.

Name & origin

The village sits above a large cave on the northern bank of Wadi Baasir known as 'the Jiyeh cave', so its name and description came from its geographic position (Dahr el-Maghara, 'the back/ridge of the cave'). Its remains include walls, sarcophagi, basins and rock-cut troughs attributed by researchers to the Roman era.

In figures

registered population ~850 · ~29 km from Beirut

Families

داغر، عيد، قزما، صعب، الهاشم

Common questions

Where is Dahr El Maghara located?

The town of Dahr El Maghara is in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, about 29 km from Beirut, at around 289 m elevation.

How far is Dahr El Maghara from Beirut?

Dahr El Maghara is about 29 km from Beirut.

What does the name Dahr El Maghara mean?

The village sits above a large cave on the northern bank of Wadi Baasir known as 'the Jiyeh cave', so its name and description came from its geographic position (Dahr el-Maghara, 'the back/ridge of the cave'). Its remains include walls, sarcophagi, basins and rock-cut troughs attributed by researchers to the Roman era.

Which families are from Dahr El Maghara?

Families associated with Dahr El Maghara include: داغر, عيد, قزما, صعب, الهاشم.

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