Hermel

Hermel
الهرمل
Hermel is located in Lebanon
Hermel
Hermel
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°23′29″N 36°23′45″E / 34.39139°N 36.39583°E / 34.39139; 36.39583
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBaalbek-Hermel Governorate
DistrictHermel District
Area
 • Total136.4 km2 (52.7 sq mi)
Elevation
780 m (2,560 ft)
Population
 • Total22,250[1]
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3
Shepherd Neolithic flint tools discovered at Kamouh el Hermel. 1. End scraper on a flake. 2. Transverse scraper and awl on a thin flake. 3. Borer on a flake blade. 4. Burin with a wide working edge on a heavy flake. All in matt brown flint.

Hermel (Arabic: الهرمل) is a town in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. It is the capital of Hermel District. Hermel is home to a Lebanese Red Cross First Aid Center.[2] Hermel's inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.[3]

There is an ancient pyramid known as Kamouh el Hermel (Pyramid or Needle of Hermel) located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the town that is a popular attraction for local tourists.[4]

  1. ^ "Hermel". Localiban. Archived from the original on 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  2. ^ Our Centers Archived 2006-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Car bomb blasts Lebanese town near Syria border", The Guardian, 2014-01-16
  4. ^ Paul Doyle (1 March 2012). Lebanon. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 215–. ISBN 978-1-84162-370-2. Retrieved 26 September 2012.