Cities near Zahlé

Zahlé is a city of 78,145 inhabitants in Lebanon. The most populous cities near Zahlé within 100 km are Beirut, Damascus, Ra’s Bayrūt. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

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Latitude: 33.8468° Longitude: 35.9020° Population: 78,145 Timezone: Asia/Beirut
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Nearby cities 49 cities found

Sorted by population, from largest to smallest. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

City Country Distance Population
Beirut Lebanon 37.3 km 1,916,100
Damascus Syria 51.9 km 1,569,394
Ra’s Bayrūt Lebanon 39.1 km 1,251,739
Tripoli Lebanon 65.5 km 229,398
Sidon Lebanon 58.7 km 163,554
Tyre Lebanon 91.5 km 135,204
Aley Lebanon 28.3 km 130,000
Nabatîyé et Tahta Lebanon 64.9 km 120,000
Dūmā Syria 55.5 km 111,864
al-Yarmūk Syria 55.9 km 99,999
Jaramānā Syria 57.4 km 99,999
Habboûch Lebanon 62.5 km 98,433
Jounieh Lebanon 30.2 km 96,315
Dārayyā Syria 52.9 km 71,596
At Tall Syria 46.0 km 55,561
Babīlā Syria 57.6 km 50,880
Aarsâl Lebanon 60.5 km 50,000
Ghazieh Lebanon 61.4 km 50,000
An Nabk Syria 78.8 km 49,372
‘Irbīn Syria 55.0 km 42,474
Al Quşayr Syria 96.4 km 41,062
Yabrūd Syria 71.0 km 40,502
Ḩarastā Syria 53.5 km 37,348
Al Qunayţirah Syria 80.5 km 36,143
Jayrūd Syria 77.4 km 32,352
Baalbek Lebanon 34.1 km 30,916
Şaḩnāyā Syria 55.6 km 30,519
Jāsim Syria 96.3 km 30,283
Chmistâr Lebanon 16.9 km 30,000
Tallkalakh Syria 97.1 km 29,754
Az Zabadānī Syria 22.8 km 29,549
Inkhil Syria 94.5 km 29,076
Aş Şanamayn Syria 90.0 km 25,702
Al Kiswah Syria 62.8 km 23,526
Qiryat Shmona Israel 77.0 km 22,512
El Hermel Lebanon 75.4 km 22,250
Byblos Lebanon 38.5 km 20,784
Qārah Syria 84.8 km 20,656
Bsharri Lebanon 46.0 km 20,000
Zākīyah Syria 61.8 km 18,553
Qaţanā Syria 48.4 km 18,511
Al Quţayfah Syria 65.7 km 16,118
Kanākir Syria 67.0 km 13,950
Kafr Shams Syria 83.2 km 12,435
Majdal Shams Israel 65.2 km 11,180
Sarafand Lebanon 71.1 km 10,965
Batroûn Lebanon 50.7 km 10,852
Aajaltoûn Lebanon 24.1 km 10,000
Qâna Lebanon 90.3 km 10,000

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