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Byblos, Amchit & Batroun · Lebanon · Reef

Maamal Hadid

Steel remains from a former factory scattered along the bottom

Maamal Hadid faces the site of a former steel factory on the Amchit coast. It is a multilevel dive that starts in the shallows at 5 m and continues into deep water at 40 m, and pieces of steel from the old factory can still be found along the bottom of the site.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Maamal Hadid: typical dive 5–40 m (15–130 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit5 m40 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 50 m (164 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

34.1495° N, 35.6256° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

The site runs as a multilevel dive from 5 m down to 40 m off the shore where the steel factory stood. Remains of steel from the works still turn up along the route, so the dive mixes the natural bottom with scraps of the old industry.

Marine life and season

The sources we used don't single out particular species here.

Month-by-month season rating for Maamal Hadid
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Season follows Byblos, Amchit & Batroun: Visibility peaks from September to December as the sea settles; January to March bring the most weather cancellations.

Sources

  1. Maamal Hadid - ScubaGo — ScubaGo

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