Deir El Ghazal Explained

Official Name:Deir El Ghazal
Native Name:دير الغزال
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Beqaa Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Zahlé
Unit Pref:Imperial
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.8264°N 36.0361°W
Elevation M:1,040

Deir El Ghazal (Arabic: دير الغزال), is a village located in the Zahlé District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Deir el-Ghuzal as a Maronite village in the Baalbek area.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 145