Tebnine
تبنين | |
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City | |
 Village View from The Crusader Castle in 1969 | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Tebnine Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°11′36″N 35°24′39″E / 33.19333°N 35.41083°E | |
| Grid position | 188/288 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Bint Jbeil District |
| Highest elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 (07) |
Tebnine (Arabic: تبنين Tebnīn, also Romanized Tebnine)[1] is a Lebanese town spread across several hills (ranging in altitude from 700m to 800m (2,275 ft to 2,600 ft) above sea level) located about 25 km (16 mi) east of Tyre (Lebanon), in the heart of what is known as "Jabal Amel" or the mountain of "Amel". "Jabal Amel" designates the plateau situated between the western mountain range of Lebanon and the Galilee. (See map)