Lala, Lebanon Explained

Official Name:Lala, Lebanon
Native Name:لالا
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Lebanon
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Beqaa Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Western Beqaa
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.6003°N 35.7622°W
Elevation M:1120

Lala (Arabic: لالا), is a village located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as Lala; a Sunni Muslim village in the Beqaa Valley.[1]

In the early 1990s, the 2,500 residents of Lala relied on the village's 7,500 emigrants living abroad for 70% of their income.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141
  2. Book: Arsan, Andrew . Lebanon: a country in fragments . 2018 . Hurst & Company . 978-1-84904-700-5 . First published in the United Kingdom . London . 224.