Detourmap
Places worth the detour in Beirut
11 places worth going out of your way for lie within 30 km of Beirut, Lebanon, across 2 kinds of detour; archaeological & historic sites are the largest group (7). Best known: Byblos. 7 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Within 30 km
- 11
- Oldest
- Byblos 8000 BC
- Little known
- 7 of 11
- Most from
- 80th century BC
All 11, ranked 11
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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1.Byblos
Archaeological · 80th century BC · Iconic
Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, a main Canaanite-Phoenician city
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2.Jeita Grotto
Nature · Notable
System of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves 18 km north of Beirut
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11.Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 202
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1959 aviation accident
Within reach of Beirut
Questions about this page
What is worth seeing near Beirut?
11 places within 30 km: 7 archaeological & historic sites and 4 nature & landscapes. The best known is Byblos.
Is there anything near Beirut that most visitors miss?
7 of these 11 places rank as little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages, which is usually the difference between a queue and an empty path. They are in the ranked list below, furthest down.
What is the oldest thing near Beirut?
Byblos, dated to 8000 BC.
How is the 30 km radius measured?
As the crow flies from the centre of Beirut, not by driving time. A place inside the circle can still be a long way round by road, and the distance to each is on its card on the map.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.