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Jal el Dib was originally a small village that grew in population and importance as a result of its strategic location. During the Ottoman Empire era, the town was a major stopping point for caravans traveling along the Beirut-Tripoli road. With the arrival of the French mandate in the early 20th century, the town continued to flourish and ...
Bqennaya (Arabic: بقنايا) is a Lebanese town located in the Metn District of Mount Lebanon in Lebanon.The population is almost exclusively Christian. [1] it is famous by its close proximity to the coastal highway.
Zalka is situated on the hills overlooking Beirut and is bordered by the neighborhoods of Jal El Dib to the north, Antelias to the east, and Sin El Fil to the south. It is easily accessible by car or public transportation and is located only a few kilometers away from the Beirut Central District.
City Region Population Beirut: Beirut Governorate: 2,402,485 Tripoli: North Governorate: 229,398 Sidon: South Governorate: 163,554 Baalbek: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
Full-page ad in the Nov. 11, 1958 Canton Repository, touting the opening of the Fishers Foods store at Cleveland Avenue NW and 44th Street. The store closed last year after 65 years; the building ...
Matn (Arabic: قضاء المتن, Qaḍāʾ al-Matn), sometimes spelled Metn (or preceded by the article El, as in El Matn), is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. [1] The district capital is Jdeideh (followed to Jdeideh, Bouchrieh, El Sedd Municipality).
Daher el Laysine Deir Jennine Endkit Fnaydek Hakour Halba Hayssa Hmayra Jdeidet el Joumeh Jdeidet el Kaiteh Jebrayel Karem Asfour – Beit Ghattas Kfar Harra Khreibet Ej Jindi Kobayat Kobbat el Chamrat Koucha Machta Hassan Majdla Mashha Mazraat Baldeh Mechmech Minyara Nfaiseh Rahbeh Saysouk Sfainet el Dreib Tal Maayan Tel Abbas el Gharby ...
On 1 March 1990, Sin el Fil was the scene of heavy fighting between Samir Geagea's Lebanese Forces (LF) and parts of the Lebanese Army loyal to General Michel Aoun. It was the last offensive in Aoun's failed attempt to take control of Christian East Beirut and caused extensive damage and many casualties.