Beit Lahia, Lebanon Explained

Official Name:Beit Lahia
Native Name:بيت لهيا
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Beqaa Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Rashaya District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:33.4833°N 35.8019°W

Beit Lahia (or Beit Lahya) (Arabic: بيت لهيا) is a village situated in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.[1] It is located near Mount Hermon and the Syrian border, not far from Rashaya, Aaiha and Kfar Qouq.

The village sits about 955m (3,133feet) above sea level and comprises an area of 392ha.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Beit Lehya's population as being Druze, "Greek" Christians and Maronite.[3]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Leila Tarazi Fawaz. An occasion for war: civil conflict in Lebanon and Damascus in 1860. 25 December 2011. 1994. University of California Press. 978-0-520-20086-9. 63–.
  2. http://www.localiban.org/spip.php?article4569 Localiban Entry about Beit Lahia (Lebanon)
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 138