Beit Lahia (or Beit Lahya) (Arabic: بيت لهيا) is a village situated in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.[1] It is located near Mount Hermon and the Syrian border, not far from Rashaya, Aaiha and Kfar Qouq.
Beit Lahia
بيت لهيا | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Beit Lahia Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°29′0″N 35°48′7″E / 33.48333°N 35.80194°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
| District | Rashaya District |
The village sits about 955 metres (3,133 ft) above sea level and comprises an area of 392 hectares (3.92 km2).[2]
History
editIn 1838, Eli Smith noted Beit Lehya's population as being Druze, "Greek" Christians and Maronite.[3]
References
edit- ^ Leila Tarazi Fawaz (1994). An occasion for war: civil conflict in Lebanon and Damascus in 1860. University of California Press. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-0-520-20086-9. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ Localiban Entry about Beit Lahia (Lebanon)
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 138
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