Saghbine

Saghbine

صغبين
Saghbine صغبين
Village
	Saghbine, 2015
	Saghbine Location in Lebanon
	Coordinates: 33°36′39″N 35°41′58″E / 33.61083°N 35.69944°E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Beqaa Governorate
District	Western Beqaa
Elevation	3,757 ft (1,145 m)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3

Saghbine (Arabic: صغبين), is a village located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as Sughbin; a Maronite and Catholic village on the West side of the Beqaa Valley, listed after Machghara.^[1]

The origin of the name “Saghbine” is commonly related to the hardness and stubbornness of its men. However, Moufarrej, in the Lebanese Encyclopedia, states that origin of the name Saghbine is Aramaic and refers to the “rugged mountain trails”.^{[citation needed]}

Location

Saghbine town is located on the eastern slope of Western Lebanese Mountains, at the foot of Mount Niha, by the Litani River in the heart of West Bekaa.

References

^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141

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

Saghbine, localiban; Archived

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[1] Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141

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Saghbine صغبين
Village
Saghbine, 2015
Saghbine Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°36′39″N 35°41′58″E / 33.61083°N 35.69944°E / 33.61083; 35.69944
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Beqaa Governorate
District	Western Beqaa
Elevation	3,757 ft (1,145 m)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3