Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain
Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain
Ras al-Ain | |
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Municipality | |
Ras al-Ain, ca 1851, by van de Velde | |
| Coordinates: 33°13′41″N 35°13′02″E / 33.22806°N 35.21722°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain (Arabic: دير قانون رأس العين) (Lit. Fountain-head; The head of the Spring) is a place abounding with immense fountains, with reservoirs and aqueducts 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) south of Tyre, and ca. 77 kilometers (48 mi) south of Beirut, in the South Governorate (Liban-Sud), in the municipality of Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain. The place lies in a very green and fertile plain, about one kilometer from the sea coast. It is a popular tourist destination, owing to its artesian wells fed by underground springs and collected in stone reservoirs that have been maintained through the ages.