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The Hosn Niha site was discovered near the Beqaa Valley and lies at the base of a steep slope. It is surrounded by large agricultural fields that are still being used today. Archaeologists discovered a sanctuary with two temples inside, with one being larger than the other. This sanctuary also contains a church and several cult rooms.
Anjar (meaning "unresolved or running river"; [citation needed] Arabic: عنجر / ALA-LC: ‘Anjar; also known as Hawsh Mousa ( Arabic: حوش موسى / Ḥawsh Mūsá ), is a town of Lebanon, near the Syrian border, located in the Bekaa Valley. [1] The population is 2,400, [2] consisting almost entirely of Armenians.
Qabb Ilyas is 15 kilometers from Zahleh and 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the Lebanese capital Beirut. Its average elevation above sea level is 950 meters (3,120 feet). Its area is approximately 32 km². Qabb Ilyas is the third largest city in the Beqaa Valley, after Zahleh and Baalbek in terms of area size and
Lake Qaraoun (Arabic: بحيرة القرعون / ALA-LC: Buḥayrat al-Qara‘ūn) is an artificial lake or reservoir located in the southern region of the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. It was created near Qaraoun village in 1959 by building a 61 m-high (200 ft) concrete-faced rockfill dam (the largest dam in Lebanon) in the middle reaches of the ...
2,600 ft (800 m) Population. • Village. 7,000. Qaraoun is a Lebanese village, 85 km from Beirut, known for its Lake Qaraoun in the Beqaa Valley formed by the El Wauroun Dam built in 1959. It is an ecologically fragile zone in the Western Beqaa District. [1] The village lies about 800 m above sea level. [2]
Wadi al-Taym. Coordinates: 33°26′N 35°42′E. Wadi al-Taym ( Arabic: وادي التيم, romanized : Wādī al-Taym) is a wadi (dry river) that forms a large fertile valley in Lebanon, in the districts of Rachaya and Hasbaya on the western slopes of Mount Hermon. It adjoins the Beqaa Valley running north to south towards the Jordan Valley ...
Lebanese mafia is a colloquial term for organised crime groups which originate from Lebanon. Lebanese organised crime is active in the country of Lebanon itself, as well as in countries and areas with a large Lebanese community , most notably Australia , Germany and Canada , and also in the Triple Frontier in South America.
