Western Beqaa District (Caza de la Beqâa-Ouest)
Western Beqaa District (قضاء البقاع الغربي) is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. The capital is Joub Jannine which has a population of 12,000.
West Beqaa has a few main cities such as:
* Machghara
* Joub Jannine
* Qaraoun
* Kafraiya
* Kherbet Qanafar
* Dahr El Ahmar
West Beqaa has a few main cities such as:
* Machghara
* Joub Jannine
* Qaraoun
* Kafraiya
* Kherbet Qanafar
* Dahr El Ahmar
Map - Western Beqaa District (Caza de la Beqâa-Ouest)
Map
Country - Lebanon
Flag of Lebanon |
The earliest evidence of civilization in Lebanon dates back to 5,000 BCE. From c. 3200–539 BC, it was home to the flourishing Phoenician civilization before being annexed by various Near Eastern empires. In 64 BC, the Roman Empire conquered the region, and the region became a major center for Christianity under the Byzantine Empire. In the 7th century, the Muslim conquest of the Levant established caliphal rule. The 11th century saw the start of the Crusades and the establishment of Crusader States in the region only for it to be later reclaimed by the Ayyubids and Mamluks before being ceded to the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. Under Sultan Abdulmejid I, the first Lebanese protostate took form in the 19th century as the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, created as a home for the Maronite Christians under the Tanzimat reforms.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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LBP | Lebanese pound | لل | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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AR | Arabic language |
HY | Armenian language |
EN | English language |
FR | French language |