Khenchara monastery

Khenchara monastery: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Khenchara monastery

Season: October to March.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Khenchara monastery — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.92257, 35.73200. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Khenchara monastery

• The Cross · fort · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bkerke · church · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~13 km · Must-see
• Antelias cave · cave · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~14 km · Must-see
• Archeological site of Faqra · fort · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ruins of Nahr El Kalb · fort · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Sannine · viewpoint · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~17 km · Must-see
• Silk Museum · museum · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~23 km · Must-see
• Baabda Palace · fort · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
• Serail Baabda · fort · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sursock Museum · museum · Beirut Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
• Saint Nicolas garden · park · Beirut Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
• St Jirjiss Hadath · church · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
• Crusader Castle · fort · Beirut Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ancient Tell: Beirut Castle · fort · Beirut Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see
• Martyr's Monument · fort · Beirut Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of St Elias and St Gregory the Illuminator · church · Beirut Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see
• Emir Assaf Mosque · dargah · Beirut Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see
• Muhammad al-Amin Mosque · dargah · Beirut Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Khenchara monastery

Other buddhist sites near Khenchara monastery

• Monastery Saint Maron · Buddhist site · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Monastery of our Lady of Qannoubine Qadisha · Buddhist site · North Governorate · ~53 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery · Buddhist site · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~80 km · Must-see
• St Jean Monastery · Buddhist site · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~0 km
• Saint Elias Monastery · Buddhist site · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~2 km
• Our Lady of Nourieh Monastery · Buddhist site · North Governorate · ~54 km
• Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya · Buddhist site · North Governorate · ~56 km
• Balamand Monastery · Buddhist site · North Governorate · ~62 km
• Monastery of Saint James the Mutilated · Buddhist site · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~119 km
• Saint Georges Bherdok Convent · Buddhist site · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~9 km

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