Bodai

Bodai
Bodai
Town
	Bodai
	Coordinates: 34°03′40″N 36°03′40″E / 34.06111°N 36.06111°E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Baalbek-Hermel
District	Baalbek
Elevation	3,540 ft (1,080 m)
Population Estimate
• Total	8,000

Bodai (Arabic: بوداي) is a Lebanese town in Baalbek District, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, situated west of the Litani River in the foothills of Mount Lebanon. Bodai is located 15 km (9 miles) northwest of the ancient city of Baalbek and 26 km (16 miles) from the Lebanese–Syrian border^[3] and is 90 kilometers (55.926 mi) away from the capital of Beirut.^[2] Bodai, which sits in the foothills of the Mount Lebanon range, has views across the Beqaa Valley toward the city of Baalbek, and the Anti-Lebanon range that divides Lebanon from Syria.^[1]

History and etymology

There is a possibility that the etymology of the town's present day name Bodai could be traced to the time of the French Crusaders' County of Tripoli within Mount Lebanon region and the possibility that the French Crusaders named the village or the area after the Maison Boudai,^[4] situated within Montbozon, a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.^{[citation needed]}

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Budey's population as being predominantly Metawileh.^[5]

Population

The main religions of the town are Shiites followed by Maronites and Eastern Orthodox Christians.^{[citation needed]}

A significant percentage of the town population have migrated to the capital city of Beirut. Also, a significant percentage of the town population have migrated overseas to countries such as Brazil, Argentina, United States of America, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Gulf Arab states and European Union (UK and France).^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

References

^ ^a ^b Frayer, Lauren (August 20, 2006). "Lebanese Town Full of Hezbollah Fighters". The Washington Post. Associated Press.
^ ^a ^b "Bouday - Aallaq Et Tell". localiban.
^ "Israel raid in Lebanon tests U.N. Truce". Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
^ Base Mérimée: Ancienne maison Rousselot dite Maison Bouday, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 144

Bibliography

Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

External links

Bouday - Aallaq Et Tell Archived 2016-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, Localiban

[washingtonpost-1] Frayer, Lauren (August 20, 2006). "Lebanese Town Full of Hezbollah Fighters". The Washington Post. Associated Press.

[localiban-2] "Bouday - Aallaq Et Tell". localiban.

[3] "Israel raid in Lebanon tests U.N. Truce". Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2014-12-05.

[4] Base Mérimée: Ancienne maison Rousselot dite Maison Bouday, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

[5] Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 144

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