Hamat
Hamat
حامات | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 34°17′N 35°41′E / 34.283°N 35.683°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Batroun District |
| Elevation | 287 m (942 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Hamat (Arabic: حامات, romanized: Ḥāmāt) is a village in Lebanon. It is located 287 meters high on the historic Ras ash-Shaq'a. It is home to the historic shrine and monastery of Our Lady of Nourieh. The village is also home to Saint Elias Church, which overlooks the Jawz River, or the River of Walnuts and the coastal town of Batroun, only of the oldest continuously-inhabited cities in the world. Other historic sites are St. Simeon Monastery and Hamat Old Tunnel.
The Ras ash-Shaq'a, known in antiquity as the Theoprosopon, is large coastal cape between the ancient cities of Batroun and Tripoli, Lebanon that forms a significant barrier along the Lebanese coast.