Yammoune
Yammoune
Yammouneh, El Yammoûné | |
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Village | |
The Naba al-Arbain spring of Yammoune | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Baalbek-Hermel |
| District | Baalbek |
| Elevation | 5,300 ft (1,600 m) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 7,000 of the Chreif family عشيرة آل شريف |
| Location | 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Baalbek |
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| Region | Baalbek |
| Coordinates | 34°08′00″N 36°01′00″E / 34.133333°N 36.016667°E |
| History | |
| Cultures | Roman, Ancient Greece, Phoenicia |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Public access | Yes |
Yammoune is a lake, nature reserve, village and municipality situated 27 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of Baalbek in Baalbek District, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. The village had a few hundred inhabitants in 1955.