Dik El Mehdi | |
Native Name: | ديك المحدي |
Native Name Lang: | ara |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of Dik El Mehdi within Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Lebanon |
Coordinates: | 33.9305°N 35.6224°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lebanon |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Matn District |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | +961 |
Dik El Mehdi (Arabic: ديك المحدي) is a village, at 325 meters elevation, in the Matn District governorate of Mount Lebanon.[1] Its population has been estimated at 2,096 by Aayroun. The village is around 18 km. from Beirut. The majority of it inhabitants derives from the Ashkar family. Many of its inhabitants come from various regions in Lebanon covering diverse political beliefs.
Dik el Mehdi has an elementary, high and secondary school "Collège des Frères Maristes Champville".