Beit ed-Dine (Beït ed Dîne)
Beit ed-Dine (بيت الدين), also known as Btaddine (بتدين) is a small town and the administrative capital of the Chouf District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. The town is located 45 kilometers southeast of Beirut, and near the town of Deir el-Qamar from which it is separated by a steep valley. It had 1,613 registered voters in 2010 and its inhabitants are predominantly Christians from the Maronite, Melkite and Greek Orthodox denominations. Beit ed-Dine's total land area consists of 244 hectares and its average elevation is 860 meters above sea level.
The town is well known for the Beiteddine Palace, which hosts the annual summer Beiteddine Festival.
The town is well known for the Beiteddine Palace, which hosts the annual summer Beiteddine Festival.
Map - Beit ed-Dine (Beït ed Dîne)
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Country - Lebanon
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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 |