Bakaata Explained

Official Name:Bakaata
Other Name:Boqaâta, Baq'ata
Native Name:بقعاتا
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Mount Lebanon
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chouf
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.6703°N 35.5997°W

Bakaata (Arabic: بقعاتا; also spelled Boqaâta or Baq'ata) is a town located in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, about southeast of Beirut. Its altitude ranges between 850m (2,790feet) – 950m (3,120feet) high. Bordering towns include Symkanieh, Ain wa Zein, and Jdeidet El Shouf. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [//www.britishdruze.org.uk/popups/detailed_druzes.html Druze communities in the Middle East ]. British Druze Society . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110911063025/http://www.britishdruze.org.uk/popups/detailed_druzes.html . September 11, 2011 .