Niha Bekaa

	Niha Bekaa Niha may refer to: Places Lebanon * Niha, Chouf ** Fortress of Niha * Niha, Zahlé ** Hosn Niha, an archaeological site Syria * Niha, Idlib * Niha, Tartus Other uses * Nepal Ice Hockey Association (NIHA) See also * * Nam Niha, a village in Iran * Nias people Nias people are an ethnic group native to Nias, an island off the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia. In the Nias language, the Nias people are known as Ono Niha, which literally means 'descendants of human'. Nias island is known as ''Tanö N ... , also known as Ono Niha {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Niha, Chouf Niha ( ar, نيحا ) is a town in the Chouf which belongs to Mount Lebanon of Lebanon. The town is 44 miles from Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ... and it has about 3,750 hectares; there are 6,500 inhabitants of Druze and Christians, Christian. However, there are only two public schools in the city. It is famous because of its olive groves and its grapes, apples, plums and almonds production. Its tourist attractions are The church of Saint Joseph, El Qa'ah Spring, The prophet Job (biblical figure), Job tomb and Niha's Castle. Like all Lebanon's corners, Niha owns a cultural or historical richness that dwells in the heritage of the country. Lebanese people, Lebanese singer Wadih El Safi was born in Niha. The population speaks Lebanese Arabic. Etymology The na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fortress Of Niha The Fortress of Niha (also called ''Cave of Tyron'' in Frankish sources and ''Chquif Tayroun'' in Arabic sources) is an ancient fortress in Lebanon, which has been first mentioned in 975 AD. It is located in the municipality of Niha Chouf in Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ..., and is today visited as cultural heritage in the Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve, Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve. Carved into the rock of a cliff overlooking the Bisri and 'Aray valley, the Fortress of Niha has been monitoring the road between Sidon and the Beqaa valley. It is mentioned for the first time in 975 AD and later in 1133. It has been controlled alternatively by the Crusaders and local Muslims until its destruction in 1261. In 1270, the Mamluk leader Baibars ordered it rebuilt. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Niha, Zahlé Niha ( ar, نيحا ) is a village in the Bekaa Valley about 1 north of Zahlé. It is famous for its Roman archeological ruins in the outskirts, and in particular two lower Roman temples that date back to the 1st century AD. Etymology The name Niha is used by four Lebanese towns or villages: Niha, Zahlé in the Bekaa; Niha, Batroun; Niha, Tyre and Niha, Chouf. The word neeha is Syriac and denotes to the place the character of ''calm, peaceful'' Geography and climate The village is located about 65 km east of the Lebanese capital Beirut off the main road that leads to Baalbeck. It is 8 km north of Zahlé and nearly 2 km north-east of the town of Ablah. The village sits in a small canyon at an average altitude of 1,100 m (3,600 ft). It is surrounded by fast rising hills with vertical drops of 150 m (500 ft). The canyon narrows and rises to the back country of Niha also known as the "Hosn" (in Arabic, hosn means fortress) at an approximate eleva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Hosn Niha Hosn Niha is an archaeological site in Lebanon composed of some temples and buildings in the outskirts of the village of Niha, that hold significant archaeological value. Anthropologists (like Yasmine) have predicted that the temples found at this site were previously used by a cult during the Greco-Roman period, though only limited work has been done on the site. The Roman settlement was eventually completely abandoned after the Arab conquest of the region. Much of the area and its buildings were destroyed during the Lebanese Civil War. The site stretches across land near the Bekaa Valley for a total of 550 meters at an altitude of 1350 meters. The site is noteworthy for the numerous tombs scattered around the area. Anthropologists have discovered that there were different types of tombs, which they assumed were assigned to people based on their ranking within the culture. Due to the recent growing interest in the site, more studies have been conducted. Discovery The earliest w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Niha, Idlib Niha, Idlib ( ar, النيحة) is a Syrian village located in Al-Tamanah Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib ar, إدلبي, Idlibi , coordinates = , elevation_m = 500 , area_code = 23 , geocode = C3871 , blank_name = Climate , blank_info .... According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Niha, Idlib had a population of 537 in the 2004 census. References Populated places in Maarat al-Numan District {{IdlibSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Niha, Tartus Niha ( ar, النيحا) is a Syrian village in the al-Shaykh Badr District in Tartous Governorate. It is situated between Wadi al-Uyun to the east, al-Shaykh Badr Al-Shaykh Badr ( ar, الشيخ بدر, also spelled ''Sheikh Bader'') is a city in Syria, administratively belonging to Tartus Governorate. Al-Shaykh Badr has an altitude of 536 meters. As of 2008, it had a population of 47,982. Its inhabitants ... to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Niha had a population of 1,182 in the 2004 census. References {{Tartus Governorate, shaykh Alawite communities in Syria Populated places in Al-Shaykh Badr District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nepal Ice Hockey Association The Nepal Ice Hockey Association (NIHA) ( ne, नेपाल आइस हक्की संघ) is the governing body of ice hockey in Nepal. History The Nepal Ice Hockey Association was founded on June 17, 2014. The NIHA consists of 16 members, including Lok Bahadur Shahi, a former national footballer who is engaged in various other social activities. Nepal joined the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on May 20, 2016. References External linksNepalat IIHF.comNepal Ice Hockey Association* 2014 establishments in Nepal Nepal National members of the International Ice Hockey Federation Sports organizations established in 2014 Ice Ice is water frozen into a solid state, typically forming at or below temperatures of 0 degrees Celsius or Depending on the presence of impurities such as particles of soil or bubbles of air, it can appear transparent or a more or less opaq ... {{Nepal-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nam Niha Nam Niha ( fa, نام نيها, also Romanized as Nām Nīhā) is a village in Margha Rural District, in the Central District of Izeh County, Khuzestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 56, in 11 families. References Populated places in Izeh County {{Izeh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]