Zahlé - Lebanon

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Zahlé is the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon.
With around 50,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon
after Beirut, Tripoli and Baalbek, and the fifth largest taking the whole urban area.
It is situated 55 km (34 mi) east of the capital Beirut, close to the Beirut-Damascus road,
and lies at the junction of the Lebanon mountains and the Beqaa plateau, at a mean elevation of 1000m.
Zahlé is known as the "Bride of the Beqaa" and "the Neighbor of the Gorge" due to its geographical location and
attractiveness, but also as "the City of Wine and Poetry"
It is famous throughout Lebanon and the region for its pleasant climate,
numerous riverside restaurants and quality arak.
Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Catholic and known as Zahlawis.

Hamatoura Kousba

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According to the elderly residents of this town,
the name Kousba comes from the word "Hidden" because of how it lies between mountains.
Kousba is one of the most inhabited villages in the Koura district.
It is situated at 18 km south of Tripoli, and 12 km east of Chekka.
A main road that runs from Chekka to Becharry (called "Chekka Arz Highway") passes through Kousba.

Amsheet - Lebanon

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Amsheet also spelled Amchit is a predominantly Maronite seaside town in Lebanon about 40 km north of Beirut.
There are many old churches in Amsheet

Ehden at night - Lebanon

Ehden at night - Lebanon
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Ehden is a mountainous town situated in the heart of the northern mountains of Lebanon
and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the Mount Lebanon Range.
Its residents are the people of Zgharta, as it is within the Zgharta District.

Laqlouq Lakes - Lebanon

Laqlouq Lakes - Lebanon
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Laqlouq is a winter and summer resort,
situated on a plateau at an altitude between 1750m and 2000m,
and encircled by jagged ridges and terraces bearing thousands of trees.
In addition to alpine skiing, it is also one of the best resorts suited for cross country skiing.
Mostly visited by families, Laqlouq had its first ski lift installed in 1958,
followed by major enhancements to the slopes and the creation of a very qualified ski school.

Anjar - Lebanon

Anjar - Lebanon
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Anjar also known as Haoush Mousa, is a town of Lebanon located in the Bekaa Valley.
The population is 2,400, consisting almost entirely of Armenians. The total area is about twenty square kilometers
In the summer, the population swells to 3,500, as members of the Armenian diaspora return to visit there.

Der l Qamar - Lebanon

Der l Qamar - Lebanon
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During the 16th to 18th centuries, Deir al-Qamar was the residence of the governors of Lebanon. It is also notable for its 15th-century Fakhreddine Mosque, Fakhreddine II Palace, and other historical palaces and administrative buildings. The 17th century Deir al-Qamar Synagogue is also in the village, although closed to the public. During its peak, the city was the centre of Lebanese literary tradition. It was the first village in Lebanon to have a municipality in 1864, and it is the birthplace of many well known personalities, such as artists, writers, and politicians. It was the winter capital of the Druze Cancimat of Lebanon (1840-1860), the summer capital being Baakleen.

Deir al-Qamar is a known as the Capital of Emirs. From its palaces, Mount Lebanon was governed from the 16th century until the 18th century. People from all religious backgrounds lived there and the town had a mosque, synagogue and Christian churches.

In the year 1860, Deir al-Qamar was destroyed during the civil war between Druze and Christians during which the town was set ablaze. Napoleon III sent a french contingent to rebuild it, recalling France ancient role as protector of the Christians in the Ottoman Empire as established by a treaty in 1523.

In 1864, Deir el-Qamar elected the first municipality in the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire.

Kfarabida - Lebanon

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Kfar Abida or Kfar Aabida is a village located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
south of Batroun in the Batroun District of North Governorate in Lebanon.
The part of the village in the south west is also known by the older name of Fadous or Fadaous.

Tabarja - Lebanon

Tabarja - Lebanon
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Tabarja is a coastal town in Lebanon, situated in Kesrouan, 28 kilometers north of Beirut.
Tabarja's name is a corruption of the Greek, ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑ (PERIF-ER-YA), which means "district headquarters" and was once home to an ancient castle which has since been lost to modern development (though artifacts, such as Phoenician burial pots, were recovered by private collectors in the early 20th century during said modern construction).

Qadisha grotto - Lebanon

Qadisha grotto- Lebanon
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Nested in between Bcharreh and Tourza, Wadi Qadisha is compared exactly to a profound gorge, concealing an exceptional vegetation, with steep sides of parallel stratums, a land with a view full of contrasts where the arid planes of Qornet Es-sawda open on the Greenland of the nearby valleys where cedars, that live for long centuries, leave the place for green oak trees, juniper, and Mediterranean shrubs: the whole is crossed with a river that flow down: “Naher Qadisha”. The water of the small nearby valleys runs down in its flow, and whenever out of the valley go through Tripoli reaching the sea.
This river gave the region its title “the Saint Valley”. In fact, the name Qadisha shows in his Semitic roots the “Saint concept”.